LAHORE: The CIA police claim to have arrested three members of banned outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for allegedly kidnapping a citizen for a ransom of Rs60 million.

According to a press release issued here on Thursday, a police team led by DSP Tariq Ilyas Kiyani arrested suspects Hafiz Munawwar Khan, Akram Mansoori and Iqbal Farooqi after raids in Badami Bagh, Lahore; Muzaffargrah and Jhang.

The suspects had kidnapped Fawad Khan, a BSc (engineering) student of Iqbal Town, Lahore, some months back.

Police said that suspects were involved in kidnapping of citizens for ransom to raise funds for the TTP.

They claimed that suspect Hafiz Munawwar admitted that TTP commander Mutiur Rehman had also given him and his accomplices the task to kidnap the son of Muhammad Ishfaq, the vice principal of the Postgraduate College, Mianwali.

The security forces had already arrested three kidnappers -- Sajjad Khan, Hakeemullah and Abidullah Khan -- from Bannu and recovered abductee Fawad Khan a few months back.

Published in Dawn, February 27th, 2015

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