Four cops held for ‘kidnapping cattle trader, extorting ransom’ in Sahiwal
SAHIWAL: The Crime Control Department (CCD) on Wednesday arrested a Punjab police head constable, a constable, and two CCD constables for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a livestock trader for ransom at 87/9-L village over a fortnight ago. The officials had allegedly released the trader after extorting Rs660,000 as ransom from his relatives on Tuesday night. According to CCD…
Four individuals from the Crime Control Department (CCD) and Sahiwal police have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and ransom of cattle trader Muhammad Hussain in Chak 87/9-L village. The suspects—Head Constable Ghulam Farid, Constable Zubair Siddiq, and CCD constables Nadeem and Tahir Iqbal—allegedly took Hussain at gunpoint on August 21, 2026, and held him captive for 10 days.
During their confinement, the kidnappers forced Hussain to hand over Rs260,000 in cash and his mobile phone. According to the FIR, the suspects demanded an additional Rs4 million ransom from Hussain's cousin Qadir Hussain, who borrowed Rs400,000 to meet their demands. After the ransom was paid, the suspects released Hussain, only for him to report the incident to the police.
The four suspects were subsequently apprehended, and the CCD initiated an investigation under relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code and Police Order-2002.
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