SHIKARPUR, Nov 26: Three people were kidnapped by armed men when they were returning from a temple on Thursday night.

Tailor Pawan Kumar, 30, Ajeet Kumar alias Sony, 25, the owner of the SSD Medicos and Bunty, 20, a grocery merchant, were on their way to their homes after attending a religious function at the Shunkar Bhartya temple.

When they reached Lakhi Gate-Chhoti Begari road some five armed men intercepted their motorcycle and kidnapped them. Their motorcycle was parked along the road. Six other persons of the district - Basho Tanwari, Ghulam Tanwari, Badar Tanwari, Azhar Soomro, Riaz Soomro and Sattar Bhutto - are still in captivity of bandits. They had been kidnapped some seven months back.

SNF CHIEF: Sindh National Front chief Mumtaz Ali Bhutto has accused the rulers of creating poor law and order, unemployment and political crisis. Speaking at an Eid Millan Party arranged by SNF district organiser Hassan Mehmood Shah Amroti on Friday, he said the government was encouraging selfish and opportunist politicians in Sindh and failed to fulfil its commitments to people.