Aziz Bhatti police on Saturday recovered two hostages from a torture cell located in Dalmia area. According to SHO Ahsanullah, the police on a information that unidentified armed men took two persons namely Ayaz son of Azhar and Sultan son of Ali away at gunpoint towards Dalmia.
Reacting on this information, heavy contingent of police cordoned off the area and recovered both abductees from a torture cell established in a house located in street-15 of Dalmia after prolonged encounter. He said the member of defunct Peoples' Amn Committee Shan owned the house and added that the kidnappers, who tortured both victims, brutally, demanded a ransom of Rs 2 million for their release. He said the victim Ayaz was class ninth student while Sultan returned from Saudia Arabia. A case 634/11 was registered under section 365A/65 against the culprits, who escaped under the cover of heavy gunshots.