Islamabad police have registered at least a dozen kidnapping and disappearance cases on Thursday, including the abduction of a newborn from Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and several cases involving women and minors.
In the PIMS case, police registered a case under Section 364-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), which deals with kidnapping or abduction of a child, after the newborn boy’s mother reported that three women had taken him from the hospital.
Police said the women were traced shortly afterwards by the complainant’s mother-in-law, a lady doctor and a security guard. They recovered the baby and handed the suspects over to police for legal action.
In a separate case in I-9/4, police registered a case under Section 496-A of the PPC after a woman went missing along with her Honda City.
Her husband told police that she had informed him by telephone that she was visiting a friend and would return shortly, but she did not come back.
Police also registered a case under Section 365 after a boy went missing from Garden Town. His mother said she discovered he was missing after returning from Karachi and was told by neighbours that people carrying his photograph had visited the area before taking him from the house.
A 15-year-old girl was reported missing from Iqbal Town after leaving home to buy something from the market, according to a complaint lodged by her mother. Police registered a case under Section 365-B.
In Sihala, police registered another Section 496-A case after a man allegedly stole valuables from a house and took away the complainant’s wife.
A separate Section 365-B case was registered after a 21-year-old factory worker disappeared while travelling to work.
Police also registered cases involving an 18-year-old girl from Model Town and a 17-year-old girl from Naiabadi Barakah. Their families alleged that men had taken them away.
Elsewhere, a driver working for an officer disappeared after leaving his employer’s office in I-9/2, while an online cab driver went missing with his vehicle. Police registered both cases under Section 365.
A separate case was registered after a 16-year-old boy disappeared from Bilal Town following a dispute at home. His father asked police to help locate him.
