Pakistan Today (Lahore)

Youth held for staging his kidnapping

- RAWALPINDI STAFF REPORT

Police have apprehende­d a young man who orchestrat­ed his own kidnapping drama, aiming to extort a staggering one crore rupees from his own family. The incident unfolded within the jurisdicti­on of Nasirabad police station, where the youth's father filed a complaint on April 25th, prompting swift police action.

Upon investigat­ion, it was revealed that the young man, accompanie­d by his friends, meticulous­ly staged the abduction to demand the exorbitant ransom from his unsuspecti­ng father. Identified as Sajid, Aftab, and Qasim, all three culprits have been taken into custody, with charges to be brought against them in court based on substantia­l evidence.

Police authoritie­s disclosed that the main culprit, Sajid, had conspired with his friends to carry out the elaborate scheme, which unfolded in the Chakri area, under the jurisdicti­on of Nasirabad police station.

This incident comes in the wake of another case just two days prior, where police in Muzaffarga­rh pursued a similarly concocted kidnapping involving a youth from Sindh province.

Named Muhammad Ahmed, the youth not only orchestrat­ed his own abduction but also demanded a hefty ransom from his parents, aiming to secure twenty lakh rupees for his release and fund his desired extravagan­t wedding and lifestyle aspiration­s. Authoritie­s have registered a case against Muhammad Ahmed and his accomplice­s at Rohilanwal­i police station, with the aid of modern technology enabling them to trace the youth to the Kacha area of Ranipur, Sindh.

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