Kidnappers release two hostages

Published February 19, 2007

BADIN, Feb 18: Kidnappers released on Sunday two of the four people kidnapped a day earlier from the Baran village in Tando Ghulam Ali when they were going to fields on two motorcycles.

The four kidnappers who took away their hostages in a car released Manthar Rind and Raja Leghari but held Mohammad Siddique Rind, an influential landlord of the area and his cousin Mohammad Rahim Rind.

Sources in police said that the released men went directly to Jan Mohammad Rind, brother of the kidnapped landlord. Jan Mohammad said when contacted on mobile phone that the kidnappers had not yet made any demand.

DPO Hadi Bux Bullo and DPO investigation Anwar Mari were not available for comment. However, the SHO of investigation Tando Ghulam Ali Mohammad Akram said that the bandits Yaseen Rind and Basheer Rind might be involved in kidnapping.

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