The National Highways and Motorway Police, Central Zone, arrested two kidnappers who were making an attempt to kidnap a 17-year old girl on Motorway near Khanewal.
NH&MP officers Muhammed Ikram and Abdul Qayyum deputed on routine patrolling duty near Khanewal noticed a Corolla no MZ-266 car being driven recklessly and in haphazard manner. The officers tried to stop the car but the driver ignored their signal and drove away. The driver could not stop the car and landed in the verge area.
A girl aged 17 years in the car started shouting when she saw the police officers. She got out of the car and told the officers that these men had given her some sedation and brought her forcefully. She cried that she should be handed over to her mother in Lahore.
On receiving the information, CPO Hassan Bhatti and another officer reached on the spot and local police were also called. Two men in the car were identified as Mudassir Hussain s/o Ali Khan from Chakwal and Kashif Ali s/o Bashir Ahmad from Nankana.
Initially they told that she is their sister with insane attitude. However, further investigation revealed that she was being transported from Lahore to Multan illegally, immorally against her will on the deception that she is being brought to her mother and some sedative material was given to her.
She started scuffle in the car when she became conscious. Officers of crime squad smelled something wrong and apprehended the culprits. The girl and the accused along with the car, Rs 65000 cash, 3 mobiles and 2 ID cards were handed over to local police for further investigation Zonal Commander DIG Ahmad Arslan Malik appreciated the vigilant performance of patrolling officers.
