ISLAMABAD: A British doctor was kidnapped for ransom from his house near Bhara Kahu police station on Monday. A police official told Daily Times that unidentified gunmen broke into Dr Davis’ house at Spring Valley on Ahmad Road. They held him and his Pakistani wife Dr Sabiha hostage as they robbed them of jewellery “worth millions of rupees”, the official said, and then drove off with Dr Davis. He said Dr Sabiha had said in the first information report (FIR) that the kidnappers had demanded Rs 50 million in ransom. Dr Sabiha and Dr Davis had married 30 years ago and had been living in Islamabad for several years, the official said. He said Dr Sabiha had reported the incident to the British High Commission.
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