Eight Officials of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Arrested Over Kidnapping Case
Younus Baloch, Rizwan, Ali Hassan, Shakeel, Abdul Jabar, Khalid, Zeeshan and Asif were arrested for their involvement in a kidnapping case. The suspects had sought interim bail but it was denied by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) at Clifton.
The accused officials faced charges of:
“kidnapping for extorting property, valuable security, etc.” and related offenses under Pakistan Penal Code sections 365-A, 384,”putting person in fear of injury to commit extortion”, with alleged common intention. These charges were filed at the Bilal Colony police station based on Saad Shafiq’s complaint about their abduction and release after receiving money for it.
Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2024