He was subsequently taken to a private hospital for treatment, where he remains in critical condition. Haris was shot critically by the abductors as they kidnapped Dua. She was abducted from near a restaurant in the Bukhari Commercial area.Īt the time of the kidnapping, Dua had been walking home with her friend, Haris. Her mother said that Dua had returned unharmed but was severely traumatised.ĭua had been kidnapped from Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority last week by an unknown number of armed persons.
After she returned on Friday, Dua's mother spoke to media the next day and denied that they had paid ransom for her release. The investigation team will record Dua's statement today (Sunday). The investigation team said that it was not taken into confidence about the ransom payment. Police said that the first call for ransom was made on December 1. The suspects had contacted Dua's relatives through WhatsApp. The inquiry team said that Dua's ransom was paid on Friday and she returned home the same day.
The kidnappers used a fake number plate on the car. The investigation team said that the car in which the suspects had kidnapped Dua had been stolen from Ferozabad.
Police said that the shells obtained from the shootout matched with those of the kidnappers which were obtained from their gun which was used to shoot Haris Soomro, Dua's friend on the night of the kidnapping.
