ISLAMABAD: Three police officials allegedly kidnapped two persons and looted million of rupees from them, police said on Wednesday.

According to FIR, three officials of the Islamabad police allegedly abducted two persons and looted Rs4 million cash from them in connivance with their accomplices, the police said.

A case has been registered with Sumbal police station against the police officials and their accomplices. According to the FIR, a man put a Honda Civic on sale on OLX and later a would-be buyer Khalid agreed to purchase the car against Rs6.3 million and later he informed his friend about the deal.

Next day, Khalid and his friend Moshin Ali brought Rs4million cash on the same location, the FIR said, adding that the man asked someone on mobile to bring the car and served intoxicated cold drink to the purchaser and his friend.

Later, the car was brought by another man, in the meantime three officials of Islamabad police came and started examining the car.

The police officials asked question about the amount they brought, the FIR said, adding that on pretext of verification of the cash, the police officials took them to G-13, where they were disembarked from a vehicle.

Khalid and his friend were not in their senses as they due to intoxicated cold drink, it said, adding that the complainant had requested action against the police officials and sought to recovery the amount from them.

In another incident, robbers looted a man in Khanna police area, police said.

Three persons wearing masks held up Ikhlaq Saleem at gunpoint at Khanna Service Road, they said, adding that later they looted Rs8,000 cash and a mobile phone, CNIC, ATM from him and escaped.

Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2024