KARAK: Police claimed to have arrested three alleged kidnappers after villagers foiled their attempt to kidnap a young man in Latamber area of Karak district.

Police sources said on Sunday that a group of kidnappers tried to kidnap Zainullah, a resident of Ahmadabad, but the local people rescued him and the kidnappers managed to escape.

Police launched a search operation and arrested three alleged kidnappers identified as Atiqur Rehman, Sadiqullah and Saifullah.

They were shifted to unknown location for interrogation. Latamber police station registered a case against them.

Meanwhile, a young man was shot dead and a woman received bullet injuries in Chatta Banda area of Takht-i-Nusrati.

Police sources said that members of a group opened fire at the house of their rival family in Chatta Banda. As a result, a young man identified as Saleem was killed on the spot. A woman of the family also received bullet injuries.

The injured woman was shifted to tehsil headquarters hospital in Takht-i-Nusrati. The doctors said that she was in precarious condition.

Police registered FIR against the attackers and claimed that the slain man was wanted by police in two murder cases.

Published in Dawn, December 14th, 2020

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