Kidnapped FC colonel, two others freed

KARACHI, June 27: A lieutenant-colonel of Frontier Corps and two other men kidnapped from the Super Highway early last month were freed by the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) of police and the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) which launched a joint operation on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference at Governor’s House, CPLC chief Ahmed Chinoy said one of the suspected kidnappers had been killed and two others arrested during a raid on a farmhouse in Sakran early in the morning.

He said the hostages had been kept at different places over the past seven weeks and were shifted to the Wallu Brohi farmhouse a few days back.

The hostages were rescued after a two-hour gun-battle in which the caretaker of the farmhouse, Abdul Karim, was killed.

Police arrested Abdul Aziz who was negotiating with the family, along with another suspect, Akhtar.

Lt-Col Anisur Rehman, Khalid Suri and Arshad Suri were kidnapped on the night of May 7 when they were returning from a farmhouse in Gadap area.

The kidnappers had made seven phone calls for ransom.

They demanded Rs60 million, but settled for Rs10 million after negotiations.

The CPLC chief said intelligence agencies had helped throughout the period because a serving officer of the Frontier Corps was among the hostages.

Mr Chinoy said that after Sunday’s recoveries, no major kidnapping case, except that of a boy, was pending.

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