Kidnapped doctor dramatically recovered in Faisalabad, abductors arrested
- By Web Desk -
- Apr 08, 2019
FAISALABAD: A doctor kidnapped by unidentified persons on yesterday’s night from Faisalabad’s Gulistan Colony was recovered in a dramatic manner on Monday, ARY News reported.
The doctor was kidnapped outside a local bakery by the culprits. Abductors of Dr Hassan had allegedly demanded Rs5 million as ransom from his brother to release Dr Hassan, police said.
Later, a relative of the kidnapped doctor started shouting and resisted against one of the abductors when he came to receive ransom money near an ATM Machine.
The other abductors managed to flee along with Dr Hassan after watching the situation.
A police team, which was present on the spot, has arrested the person. Meanwhile, the remaining abductors were also arrested by Faisalabad police officials from Lahore Road.
Dr Hassan was also recovered safely, police said.
Police, while detailing the abduction bid, said that the kidnappers had withdrawn a huge amount from Dr Hassan’s ATM card.
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Police officials have not shared details yet regarding the arrested person and his other accomplices involved in the abduction.
A case was registered against the kidnapping at Sargodha Road police station.
On March 18, two doctors were found dead who had been kidnapped five days ago from Fateh Jhang in Attock district.
According to police, the bodies of the doctors were found from the Small Dam area in the district. They were moved to a nearby medical facility for medico-legal formalities, said a police official.
He said the deceased, identified as Dr Iftikhar and Dr Aziz, were abducted from Gali Jagir, adding that they hailed from Islamabad.
Dr Iftikhar had returned to Pakistan from the United States a few days back, said the official.