Senior Karachi cop arrested over involvement in kidnapping of builder for ransom
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Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
The builder had registered a case against his kidnappers at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station. The investigation was transferred to the AVCC. Photo: Geo.tv/ file
Karachi DSP and seven others kidnap a builder in Gulistan-e-Jauhar
AVCC team arrests six of the men. Search under way for DSP s son.
Gang asked builder for Rs10 million in ransom
The builder was reportedly kept at DSP s office
KARACHI: A deputy superintendent of police and five others were taken into custody by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) over charges of kidnapping a builder for ransom in Karachi.
DSP, others remanded in kidnapping case
Police official, driver and gunman booked for abducting builder and taking Rs1.5 million in ransom
An anti-terrorism court sent on Tuesday the Saeedabad DSP and others accused of kidnapping a builder for ransom on physical remand until Thursday.
The investigation officer (IO) told the court that a police mobile, in the use of Saeedabad DSP Rashid Iqbal, was used in the kidnapping of builder Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui. He further stated investigation had also revealed that Siddiqui had been detained in Iqbal s office after the abduction.
He said the official weapons of the accused cops and the police van used to kidnap Siddiqui ha been confiscated.
DSP among six held for kidnapping Karachi builder for ransom
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December 16, 2020
KARACHI: The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) arrested a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and five other suspects for their alleged involvement in kidnapping a builder for ransom.
A builder, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, was kidnapped by seven men four in police uniform on a phone mobile van bearing registration number BDP-149 and three in a Honda Civic car on December 2 from Mughal Hazara Goth within the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police remits. They handcuffed and blindfolded the builder and shifted him to an isolated place. Later, one suspect in police uniform introduced himself as the NAB assistant director and demanded Rs10 million in ransom, but the builder was only able to arrange one million rupees. The kidnappers also took signatures of the builder on different stamp papers before releasing him. ‘The NAB officer’, again phoned the builder on December 7 and asked him to bring Rs700,000 t
DSP among six held for kidnapping builder for ransom
Karachi
December 16, 2020
The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) arrested a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and five other suspects for their alleged involvement in kidnapping a builder for ransom.
A builder, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, was kidnapped by seven men four in police uniform on a phone mobile van bearing registration number BDP-149 and three in a Honda Civic car on December 2 from Mughal Hazara Goth within the Gulistan-e-Jauhar police remits. They handcuffed and blindfolded the builder and shifted him to an isolated place.
Later, one suspect in police uniform introduced himself at assistant director of the National Accountability Bureau and demanded Rs10 million in ransom, but the builder was only able to arrange one million rupees, which the kidnappers received in the Sabzi Mandi area. The kidnappers also took signatures of the builder on different stamp papers before releasing him.