ABBOTTABAD: Police in a dramatic move here arrested a man for allegedly reporting to the law enforcers the abduction of his son, who was hiding in the house of his brother-in-law.
According to police, the complainant, Zahir Jan, reported to Mirpur police station that his son Muzammil was abducted by unidentified persons from outside his home and he was receiving calls from an unknown number to pay a ransom of Rs10 million for his release.
SP Qamar Hayat constituted three teams to trace the calls. Later, the police teams succeeded to find that it was a fabricated case.
Police recovered Muzammil from the house of his brother-in-law.
Police registered a case against the man for reporting a fake case and started investigation.