FAISALABAD: The police have claimed to arrest a 9-member abductors’ gang including 2 women and recovered ransom money of Rs.4.3 million from their possession.
Addressing a press conference SSP Operations Arsalan Shahzaib said that the abductors’ gang had abducted a citizen Zafar Hussain from Dijkot police station area when he went out for a walk near Rodo Kodo Canal Bridge and carried him to Adda 72 in black-colored XLI car.
Later, the accused released him after receiving ransom money of Rs.5.8 million.
Taking serious notice of the incident, City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi had issued orders for immediate arrest of the culprits. Therefore, a special police team was constituted under supervision of SP Iqbal Division Irtaza Kumail and SP Sadar Division Azhar Javaid and they investigated the case on scientific lines.
The police team after hectic efforts traced out whereabouts of the abductors’ gang and conducted a successful raid and rounded up 9-active members of this gang including 2 women. Among them include Sarfraz, Abdul Ghafoor, Waseem, Amir, Ehtisham, Muzammal, Adeel, Fakhira and Ayesha.
The police also recovered ransom money of Rs.4.3 million from their possession while further investigation was under progress, SSP Operations added.
SP Iqbal Division Irtaza Kumail and SP Sadar Division Azhar Javaid were also present during press conference.