The bandits demand 10 million rupees per kidnapped person, but offer to release the sniffer dog for a lesser sum
An operation was launched to recover missing persons in katcha area. PHOTO: AFP
The trackers who track the thieves by following their tracks have been kidnapped along with their dog and driver.
A tracking company in Faisalabad received a call from an area in Sindh requesting sniffer dog services to recover a stolen tractor, according to Rahim Yar Khan SSP Irfan Samo. The tracking company contacted Chaudhry Jameel of Sadiqabad, Punjab, who is well known in the Sindh-Punjab border region for tracking suspects with his dog.
The bandits in the Kacha area have demanded a ransom of Rs 10 million for each kidnapped person, although they are willing to release the sniffer dog in exchange for a lesser sum. In a video spread by the bandits on social media, four half-naked men can be seen while they beg for their release.
Chaudhry Jameel, Abdul Khaliq, Rafiq Solangi and Adnan belong to Sadiqabad area. On November 12, Jameel received a call from Noman in Faisalabad, following which preparations began for a new mission to search for a missing tractor in the Panno Khan Colony area of Sindh. On November 13, Jameel and two of his associates rented a vehicle from the car dealership in Sadiqabad. Since then, the monitoring team has not had contact with anyone.
After waiting for two days, Jameel’s son lodged a missing person complaint at Ahmedpur Lamma police station in Rahim Yar Khan. He alleged that Noman, who had been continuously in touch with Jameel since Faisalabad, was not giving satisfactory answers regarding Jameel’s disappearance.
Samo said that the bandits and kidnapped trackers are in the Sindh Kacha area. According to call data records (CDR) obtained by the police, Jameel and his companions are detained between Gudu Barrage and Kashmore. The kidnapping took place in the Murid Shah area of Sindh, near Ubaro.
Replying to a question, the SSP said that the abductees and their families are residents of Sadiqabad. Accordingly, the case was registered in Punjab, although the crime scene is located in Sindh.
Kashmore police stated that a targeted operation is being carried out in Kashmore and Gudu areas after receiving information about the presence of the bandits and the kidnapped persons.
