AVCC recovers two youth from illegal detention of Shah Lateef police

AVCC recovers two youth from illegal detention of Shah Lateef police

Crime

Sub-inspectors Shahid and Arif are fleeing away from the LEAs

 KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) on Sunday recovered two youngsters from the illegal detention of Shah Lateef police. The station house officer including several other officials were suspended.

According to sources, the AVCC recovered two cousins named Arman and Asad from the Shah Lateef police station in late hours of Sunday night.

Four persons were taken into custody for allegedly kidnapping the youngsters. The Shah Lateef SHO was suspended whereas sub-inspectors Shahid and Arif fled.

The AVCC took action on the complaint of Arman's mother. The authorities booked five people including two policemen in the FIR.

The suspects demanded Rs1.8 million ransom from the victims’ families, however later agreed on Rs0.8m ransom amount. The families of the victims reached the Shah Lateef police station in search of their lost children and surprisingly found them detained there.

The Shah Lateef SSP after suspending the SHO said he is personally inquiring this issue, adding the victim’s family claimed that the culprits threatened to kill their children in case of non-payment of ransom.