ISLAMABAD: A man was arrested on the charge of being involved in kidnapping children during a raid jointly conducted by the capital and Lahore police.

Police officials on Saturday said the suspect was wanted by the capital police in connection with four cases registered with the Aabpara, Ramna and Loi Bher police. Besides, he was also wanted by the police of different districts in Punjab, including Lahore, Rawalpindi and Jhang.

The police said the suspect was allegedly involved in about 40 to 50 kidnapping cases.

The officials said the accused also abducted women and made pornographic films. They said the suspect had a woman partner and the two abducted children and sold them. They also kidnapped children and demanded ransom for their release.

When contacted, the investigation office of the case, Assistant Sub-Inspector Murtaza, told Dawn that the man was arrested during a raid in Jauhar Town, Lahore. The suspect was wanted by the Ramna police in connection with the kidnapping of a boy in April this year.

The police brought the suspect to the capital city and obtained his two-day physical remand, he added.

A police officer on the condition of anonymity told Dawn that in April the suspect allegedly kidnapped a boy from G-10 but three hours later the boy was found at the G-10 Markaz.

He said the Ramna police were only investigating the case registered with it, adding after the investigation the suspect would be sent to jail on a judicial remand from where other districts police may take him into custody in connection with cases registered with them.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2016