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| ATC acquits 16 kidnappers of 21 Iranians |
| 2008-01-05 |
| The ATC-I on Friday acquitted 16 men involved in the kidnapping of 21 Iranians in the hilly area of Buleda, Turbat, for non-pursuance of the case by the Iranians. The judge awarded an imprisonment of 33 years in aggregate to all the 16 accused over the recovery of arms from their possessions under Section 13-E of the Arms Ordinance. Abdullah, Saboor and Fazal Rehman and their 13 accomplices had kidnapped 21 Iranians and held them hostage in the mountainous areas of Buleda on August 19, 2007. The Frontier Corps and police personnel had conducted a joint operation and got all the hostages freed in the third week of August 2007. The challan was submitted before the ATC-I judge, who acquitted all the 16 accused, because the Iranians did not pursue the case. |
| Posted by:Fred |