RAHIM YAR KHAN: A man who was allegedly kidnapped by robbers of the Katcha area on Oct 13 returned home on Wednesday. Abdul Maalik Mosani, a resident of Basti Esa Mosani in the Jamaldin Wali area of tehsil Sadiqabad, was kidnapped by unidentified robbers of the Katcha area from his house at 2am. The suspects took him to the Katcha area. The brother of Maalik, Abdul Khaliq, told Dawn on Thursday that after the kidnapping, his family started attempts for his brother’s return but there was no demand or contact from the kidnappers. According to Khaliq, he, his mother and eight other relatives started their journey with the Holy Quran in search of Maalik after a suggestion of some elders. They travelled to the Chak Umrani on the riverbed of the Indus where they met a tribal elder of Umrani tribe. They requested the elders for the safe return of their brother. The Sardar assured them that their man was not in their custody but he would search for him and would make effort for his return. On his assurance, they returned home. On Tuesday evening, Maalik returned home safely without paying a single penny of ransom. Khaliq further said there were chances that the Umrani Sardar and the robbers who kidnapped Maalik were from the Baloch tribe and they set his brother free as they also belonged to a Baloch tribe.
(Daily Dawn)
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