National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel have arrested a seven-member kidnap gang and freed an individual from their captivity in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday.
An intelligence official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the detainees, including an Afghan local policeman, had abducted Abdul Qaium, 18, from Kunduz City, the provincial capital, to Ali Abad district fortnight ago.
He said the kidnappers using a fake social media page had cheated the teenager and kidnapped him.
The official said NDS personnel conducted a raid and released Abdul Qaium late on Tuesday.
The kidnappers had demanded $500,000 from Qaium’s father, but he only provided 500, 000 afghanis.
Meanwhile, Kunduz police spokesman Inamuddin Rahmani also confirmed the incident.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)
