BAHAWALPUR: Vehari police claimed on Wednesday to have recovered a man allegedly kidnapped through “honey tarp” by Katcha area dacoits for ransom in Tibba Sultanpur police station limits. According to police, around three-and-a-half-month ago a gang of Katcha area dacoits “honey trapped” one Muhammad Nawaz (55), a resident of Tibba Sultanpur. The victim was living in Lahore to seek a job. A police official, quoting Vehari District Police Officer (DPO) Mansoor Aman, said Nawazwas recovered from Kacha area dacoits without payment of any ransom. He said the police employed an effective strategy, besides the latest technology, to recover the victim. The unidentified dacoits had demanded millions of rupees in ransom through mobile phone calls from the victim’s family to set him free.
(Daily Dawn)
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