LAHORE: Instances of child abduction continue to increase in Lahore day-by-day. In the last 8 months, 170 cases of abduction have been registered in various stations, out of which, 107 were cancelled, whereas 38 are being further investigated but without any leads.
According to sources, instances of child abduction have increased to dangerous levels in Lahore. So far, 800 children are either missing or have been kidnapped. The kidnappers have become so courageous in their activities that they kidnap kids at gunpoint during the presence of dozens of people in public spaces.
Similarly, two days ago, in Walton Road, Factory Area, a man named Sadiq was heading home on his motorbike, with his wife Sana and 5-year-old daughter Maryam, when veiled men, riding a bike, tried to force Maryam away from her parents. Upon resistance from the mother, the men opened fire and shot five times at the family. After hearing the noise, people from the neighbourhood approached the area, causing the men to leave the child and run away.
Elsewhere, in Bilal Colony, twins born to Arshad were sleeping in the lawn when some unidentified men entered and kidnapped his 22-day old baby girl. In Ghalib Market, a 3-year-old boy Abdullah was abducted from his house; a 1-year-old from Chung and in Kana Kacha, police official Mohammad Mansha’s 14-year-old son Kashif, were kidnapped as well.
According to a police spokesperson, police has been performing its duty to its best abilities. Search operations are being conducted on a daily basis, he said, in which several criminals are being arrested. He also informed that CCPO and Operations DIG have instructed the SP of every station to constantly monitor their vicinity, strictly enforce checkpoints and upon information being received regarding any suspicious person, take immediate action.
