Hotel owner abducted for Rs25m ransom rescued, five kidnappers held

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JHELUM: The police rescued a man abducted for ransom of millions of rupee and arrested five kidnappers including a UK national woman and two cops of Punjab Police here on Sunday.

According to details, Arif Mehmood, a private hotel owner was kidnapped by armed men some one week earlier.

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The culprits through whatsapp of the abductee, had demanded 25 million rupees from his brothers settled in United Kingdom, for his release.

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However, the police traced the culprits by using modern scientific techniques and arrested them during a raid besides safe recovery of Arif Mehmood.

The nabbed abductors included a UK national woman and two cops of Punjab Police and they were being interrogated. (With additional input from INP)

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