SUKKUR: Two escape

Published October 18, 2005

SUKKUR, Oct 17: Khalid and Sajid, both residents of New Pind, Sukkur, reached home on Thursday night. They had been kidnapped by armed persons along with their vehicle 20 days ago. On reaching home they told journalists that the kidnappers took them to the kutcha area and kept them chained. They said the kidnappers were demanding Rs400,000 from their relatives as ransom for their release.

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