LANDIKOTAL: Police officials said on Thursday said that trader kidnapped from Landikotal on August 7, safely recovered after 34 days in abductors captivity from a mountain cave in the Sadokhel area, while 17 suspects have been arrested and raids are under way to apprehend three key suspects, including the alleged mastermind. District Police Officer Khyber Waqar Ahmed, along with Landikotal SHO Adnan Afridi told a press conference here in Landikotal that police have recovered trader Haji Muhammad Zarif Shinwari alias Linday that the trader was rescued during a joint operation involving police and Frontier Corps personnel. Ashrafuddin Pirzada
\nAccording to the DPO, Haji Zarif was kidnapped near Landikotal Bazaar on August 7. Police launched an investigation immediately and continued efforts to trace the kidnappers using technical and scientific methods.
\nWaqar Ahmed said information obtained during the interrogation of suspects led police to the kidnappers\u2019 hideout. After nearly a month of investigation and verification, police reached a cave in the mountainous Sadokhel area last night and recovered the trader safely.
\nHe said 17 suspects had so far been arrested in connection with the kidnapping case, while several raids had been conducted in different areas. However, none of the kidnappers was present at the cave when police recovered the hostage.
\nThe DPO said the kidnappers had allegedly demanded $300,000 in ransom for the trader\u2019s release. A ransom call made from the hostage\u2019s mobile phone helped police trace the case and identify leads to the kidnapping network,he said.
\nWaqar Ahmed said Frontier Corps, Khyber Rifles, FIA, CTD and other state institutions assisted police in the investigation and recovery operation.
\nHe added that raids were continuing at different locations to arrest three key suspects, including the alleged mastermind Ahmad Shinwari and vowed that no one involved in the kidnapping would be allowed to escape justice.
\nThe DPO praised SHO Adnan Afridi and other police personnel for their day-and-night efforts, said the successful recovery was the result of sustained investigation and coordinated efforts by law-enforcement agencies.
\nHe said protection of citizens\u2019 lives and property remained the police\u2019s top priority and that action against criminal elements would continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LANDIKOTAL: Police officials said on Thursday said that trader kidnapped from Landikotal on August 7, safely recovered after 34 days in abductors captivity from a mountain cave in the Sadokhel area, while 17 suspects have been arrested and raids are under way to apprehend three key suspects, including the alleged mastermind. District Police Officer Khyber […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-peshawar"],"yoast_head":"\n