Afaq Ahmed was arrested on April 3, 2004. – File photo

KARACHI: Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Afaq Ahmed was arrested in a 10 years old kidnapping for ransom case on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

Korangi Police arrested Ahmed even before the hearing of a petition filed against his detention started in a court here.

Police claimed Ahmed was wanted in the case for kidnapping a man named Abdullah from SSP East Javed Aalam Odho’s Korangi area in 2001. The case was filed by Jameel against four suspects.

Suspects were nominated as Younis Khan and Zafar and other two were unknown, later MQM-H’s chief was identified as the third suspect.

According to SSP East the ATC number two freed Younis Khan and Zafar while Afaq Ahmed was declared absconder.