The police in an encounter gunned down two suspects involved in kidnapping of a five-year-old from Defence Housing Authority on early Saturday morning.
The suspects, identified as Zaheer Mirza and Zaki, were killed near Kamran Chowrangi in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. CIA DIG Saqib Ismail revealed that one of the suspects was a tutor in DHA and had passed on details of the child. Suspect Zaheer was highly educated and had done his masters in computer sciences, added the officer.
The DIG said that the suspect was indebted and the kidnapping was his first foray into the criminal world. Zaki was Zaheer’s accomplice in the crime, added the DIG.
The Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) were tipped off regarding the presence of the suspects near Kamran Chowrangi.
When the CPLC and AVCC teams raided the area, Zaheer Mirza and Zaki tried to run away and also opened fire at the teams and in return fire, both the kidnappers were killed”, said AVCC Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abdullah Ahmad.
Ransom money Rs 0.1 million, purse, and mobile phone of abductee’s mother were recovered from the possession of the suspects, said SSP Ahmad.
The suspects were involved in kidnapping a five-year-old and releasing him after receiving ransom money Rs 0.3 million on Thursday.
The child was abducted “while returning home from school with his mother in a car from the jurisdiction of Darakhshan Police Station”, according to CPLC.
