SHO among 8 cops kidnapped by armed men in Upper South Waziristan: police

A group of eight police officers, including a station house chief, were abducted by unidentified armed men in the Upper South Waziristan region on Wednesday. The kidnapping took place as the officers were returning from a mission to neutralize a suspected unexploded ordnance in the remote Partogai area.

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Eight police personnel, including a station house officer, were allegedly kidnapped by unidentified armed men in Upper South Waziristan on Wednesday, officials said.

District Police Officer Arshad Khan confirmed the incident, identifying the station house officer of Sararogha, Ahmad Shah, as one of the abducted individuals. Notably, two members of the Bomb Disposal Unit were also among the kidnapped personnel. According to police sources, the team had successfully defused the ordnance before their return journey.

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District Police Officer (DPO) Arshad Khan confirmed the incident to Dawn, stating that those allegedly abducted included Sararogha SHO Ahmad Shah and two members of the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU).

The armed men intercepted the police vehicle while it was en route back to the station, taking the officers hostage. The motive behind the abduction remains unclear, and authorities are investigating the incident. This event underscores the security challenges present in the region.

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He said the abducted personnel had been deployed to the remote Partogai area of Sararogha tehsil to neutralise a suspected unexploded ordnance (UXO), explosive weapons that did not explode when deployed but remain at risk for detonation.