NOWSHERA: The Nowshera police have recovered a 12-year-old girl and arrested her alleged kidnapper. Police said on Wednesday that the kidnapper, Kamran Khan alias Kamrani, resident of Khat Kalay Nowshera, had kidnapped the girl from Risalpur four months ago and taken her to Karachi.
Father of the kidnapped girl had registered FIR in Risalpur police station against Kamran and his friends, Ameen ur Rehman, Alamgeer, Amir and Kabeer. He said Kamran had kidnapped his daughter on November 10, 2013, to marry her by force.
The sources said Nowshera DPO Rab Nawaz Khan had formed an investigation team comprising DSP Tahir Iqbal Jadoon and Inspector Gulzar Khan under the supervision of SP investigation Israr Bacha. They said the team was informed by some informers that Kamran Khan was living in Karachi after which a police party, including women constables, raided a house in Pakhtunabad, Karachi, and arrested Kamran and recovered the kidnapped girl from his captivity.
Police said they would arrest the remaining accomplices of Kamran as search for them had been intensified.
Meanwhile, a contractor of Pakistan Tobacco Company was shot dead allegedly by three robbers at Akora Khattak on Wednesday.
Official sources said Sohail Khan was stopped by unknown robbers while on way to Mughalki village and was shot dead when he resisted their bid to loot him. Later, the villagers chased the robbers and held one of them.
