September 19, 2026
HASHIR AHSAN
ISLAMBAD
Nearly a dozen incidents of kidnapping and missing persons were reported in the federal capital on Thursday, upon which cases were registered at various police stations and the police commenced investigation.
According to the police, a married woman along with her Honda City car went missing from I-9/4. The woman had last phoned her husband informing him that she was going to meet a friend and would return shortly; however, she did not return. Upon the husband’s application, the police registered a case under Section 496-A.
A case regarding the alleged kidnapping of a boy from Garden Town was also registered. According to the police, when the boy’s mother returned from Karachi, her son was missing from home. His mobile phone was also switched off. The family learned that some individuals had been inquiring about him in the area with his photograph and subsequently reached his house and took him along with them.
A case was also registered upon the report of a 15-year-old girl going missing from Iqbal Town. According to the police, the girl’s mother stated that she had left for the market to shop, but did not return. The family searched on their own as well, but could find no trace of her.
In Sihala, a case was also registered regarding the alleged kidnapping of a woman alongside the theft of valuable items from a house. The woman’s husband told the police that an unidentified person took away household items and also took his wife along with him.
In the same area, a case regarding the missing of a 21-year-old girl was also registered. According to the police, the girl worked in a factory and left home for work, but did not return.
A case of alleged kidnapping of an 18-year-old girl from Model Town was registered upon her mother’s application. The mother has accused a man of kidnapping her daughter from home.
An incident of alleged kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl from Nai Abadi Bherka was also reported to the police. The girl’s grandmother nominated a man, alleging that he kidnapped her granddaughter.
In I-9/2, an officer’s driver also went missing while returning from the office. According to the police, the driver handed over the car keys to his officer at the office and stated he was leaving for some work, after which no trace of him was found. Upon his brother’s application, a case was registered under Section 365.
A driver of an online cab service also went missing along with his vehicle. His father told the police that his son had left home two days ago and had not returned since.
Meanwhile, a case regarding a 16-year-old boy going missing from Bilal Town was also registered. According to the father, the boy left home following a dispute at home, and since then nothing could be known about him. The family searched, but upon failure, sought police assistance.
The police have registered separate cases for all incidents and initiated an investigation to search for the missing and allegedly kidnapped persons and to ascertain the causes of the incidents.
When Voicepk inquired from police authorities whether there had been any progress in any kidnapping case so far, whether suspects had been arrested, or whether anyone had been rescued, no response was provided by the police in this regard.
Three women allegedly kidnapped a newborn child from PIMS Hospital and took him outside; however, after the incident immediately came to light, the child’s maternal grandmother, a lady doctor, and a security guard searched and rescued the newborn. Later, all three women were handed over to the police. A case of the incident was registered under Section 364-A.