Rangers, police nab four kidnappers, rescue man in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan rangers Sindh and police claimed to have recovered a man, who was abducted last month, and arrested four kidnappers in a joint operation in Karachi on Saturday.

According to a spokesman for Rangers, a phone call was received on 27 April, that some unknown persons, posing as intelligence agency personnel had kidnapped a man, Ghulam Shabbir from Mehmoodabad area.

Two days later, a kidnapper, who introduced himself as Major Asfand, contacted Shabbir’s relatives. Later, Asfand met with the family of the abducted man and demanded Rs 50 million ransom.

He also threatened to kill the abductee if the family contacted Rangers or police, the rangers’ spokesman said in statement.

On Saturday, Shabbir was rescued by the law enforcement agencies in a joint operation conducted by Pakistan Rangers and Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh police. Four kidnappers were also arrested during the raid while two managed to escape.

The arrested kidnappers identified as a fake intelligence officer Mohammad Arshad,  Ahmed Shah alias Major Asfand aka Arsalan, fake CTD official Khurram Waris aka Butt and fake excise department official Shahid Khan alias Mitha.

During the initial investigation, the accused revealed that they used to introduce themselves as officers of Excise, NAB, Intelligence Bureau and other intelligence agencies.

Further revelations were also expected from arrested kidnappers.The arrested suspects were handed over to the police for further investigation, said the statement.