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India-Pakistan |
Criminals freed for schoolboyÂ’s release |
2006-05-01 |
![]() The kidnappers took Nouman hostage on December 7 last year to get their accomplices released from jails, but the Peshawar jail superintendent initially rejected their demands, sources said. The authorities failed to recover Nouman and instead lost Bakhat Mir of the Khasadar Force (tribal police) when the force tried to arrest the kidnappers from Bara on January 5. Later, the authorities formed a jirga of the Zakhakhel tribe, headed by Malik Habib Jan, which helped them strike a deal with the kidnappers under which six accomplices of the abductors had to be freed in return for NoumanÂ’s release, said the sources. The political authorities denied that the boyÂ’s release was the result of a deal, adding that they had paid no ransom nor released any criminal in return. The Peshawar jail superintendent said that he had no authority to arrest or release a prisoner, and that he had refused to strike a deal for the release of his nephew. Only the political agent could tell if there was any deal, he added. Khyber Agency Political Agent Fidaullah Wazir refused to comment. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 Now find them, and kill them. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-05-01 13:59 |