JACOBABAD, May 25: Two persons were kidnapped in the jurisdiction of Saddar police station here late on Thursday. Subhan Langah, Nawaz Langah, a minor boy Mohammad Saleh, and driver Barkat Ali Lashari were comming here in a car from Mehoo, Balochistan, for medical treatment of the boy.

When they reached Jacobabad, four armed men intercepted them at Qaisar Sakh and kidnapped Mohammad Nawaz Langah and driver Barkat Ali Lashari to Balochistan. The kidnappers allowed the ailing child and his father Subhan Langah to proceed to hospital with the car.

No FIR was lodged till the filing of this report.

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