Karachi police on Tuesday took action against q gang of kidnappers near Hub area. As result two kidnappers were killed in police encounter an abducted youth was recovered. This was told to media by Deputy Inspector General of CIA police Dr Jamil Ahmed in a press conference at his office.
The DIG said that it was a first kidnapping case of this year which was solved successfully. He said one Muhammad Faisal aged 17 son of Nazir Ahmed was kidnapped for ransom from his shop by unknown accused on January 05, 2017 who demanded Rs 30 million. FIR was registered in Khawaja Ajmer Nagri police station Karachi.
He further said that police along with CPLC and AVCC (CIA) started joint efforts and solved the case within a few days. He said when two accused were shifted the kidnapped youth to Balochistan area on a motorcycle, the police tried to arrest them, but they opened fire.
In exchange of firing they were killed by police who recovered the youth safely. Police also recovered two pistols and one motorcycle from the custody of the killed accused.
The DIG claimed that 16 cases of kidnapping for ransom were reported in 2016, and all of them solved.
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