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KASUR, Oct 17: A woman was allegedly kidnapped and her old mother tortured by accused for not withdrawing her husband’s murder case registered against them on Tuesday at Jamatpura.
Bushra Bibi, the mother of Asia Bibi, told B-Division police that Asia was married to one Maqsood Ahmed. A few months later, Yameen, along with his accomplices, shot dead Maqsood over a trifle. Asia got murder case registered with Kasur police. After Maqsood’s death, she was married to his younger brother.
The accused reportedly continued to pressurize Asia to withdraw the case and to reconcile with the alleged murderers. On her refusal, Yameen and his accomplices abducted Asia and detained her at their outhouse. When Asia’s mother came at the outhouse seeking release of her daughter and to settle the dispute, Yameen allegedly tortured her.
The police registered a case on the complaint of Bushra Bibi, arresting three of the accused.
GUJRANWALA: The proclaimed offenders who kidnapped an industrialist for ransom on Tuesday threatened the complainant that he and the members of his family would be killed for pursuing the case.
As the police have failed to arrest the accused, the complainant’s family has demanded protection against the culprits.
Waheeduddin Dar was kidnapped for ransom by POs six months ago. The Sabzi Mandi police recovered him from the custody of the accused when they were receiving a ransom of Rs2.3 million. They submitted charge-sheet to court for a trial of the accused.
The anti-terrorism court declared Sajjad Pervez, Safdar, Naseerullah and Zafarullah POs and directed the police to produce them before court.
The POs are threatening the complainant and his family members that they would again kidnap and kill them if they continued to pursue the case.
