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| FBI helps rescue kidnapped child |
| 2002-02-13 |
The girl was kidnapped by four armed men, who allegedly shot dead a shopkeeper who had tried to raise the alarm, and taken to a hideout in Spin Boldak. Two days later the kidnappers delivered a ransom demand to her parents for 10 million rupees (166,000 dollars). Baluchistan police contacted the FBI and the authorities in Kandahar while the kidnappers reduced their ransom demand to three million rupees. FBI agents monitored phone conversations with the kidnappers and were able to pinpoint their whereabouts. As the money was taken to the Chaman border point on Tuesday, it was snatched by an Afghan accomplice of the kidnappers who was armed with a handgrenade. The accomplice fled into Afghanistan on a motorbike, Suddle said. "He was chased by the Pakistani police and arrested. Later with the help of locals the girl was recovered from a hideout in safe condition and is being brought back to Quetta," he said. The daylight kidnapping of Ambreen, whose father is a child specialist, had caused widespread anger among residents. Okay. I admit it. I'm a sucker for stories like this. Were Mahbub Ali and Hurree Chunder Mukkerjee a part of this operation? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |