Minor girl recovered, three kidnappers held in Takht Bhai

TAKHT BHAI: The police busted a gang of kidnappers and recovered a minor girl here on Friday, police official said. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shakirullah Bangash said that four-year old Hamalia Najib was kidnapped from Shahzad Town in Islamabad on August 5 and was shifted to Takht Bhai tehsil in Mardan.

He said that acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Takht Bhai and Islamabad police raided the suspected places in the area and arrested three kidnappers, Alamgir, Ali Bahadur and his wife Gul Siya and recovered the minor girl from their captivity. DSP Shakirullah Bangash said the accused had demanded Rs0.3 million ransoms from the family for the safe release of the minor girl. He said the police reached the kidnappers by tracking their conversation on the mobile phones.

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