Kidnap victim freed

Published January 31, 2011

MIRPURKHAS, Jan 31: A kidnapped man has been recovered after an encounter near Jhuddo on Monday, the Sindhri police claimed.

Moti Ram, an employee of the health department and resident of village Yar Mohammad Janjhi, was kidnapped from Mirpurkhas-Sindhri road near Kathri a month back.

Later, police recovered his motorcycle from the saline water drain. However, insiders said, that he had been released after payment of ransom.

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