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NDS swoops in on kidnapper, rescues 5-year-old in Jalalabad
National Directorate of Security (NDS) members on Wednesday rescued a five-year-old girl who had been kidnapped four days ago allegedly by her uncle, local officials confirmed.
Officials said the man has been arrested.
The five-year-old, Sana, is the daughter of a local doctor and was abducted in PD4 of Jalalabad, the provincial capital.
According to Nangarhar’s governor Ziaulhaq Amarkhil, the kidnapper had demanded $30,000 in ransom for Sana’s release.
Amarkhil stated that the girl was rescued by the NDS and handed over to her father. The suspect, “Noor Abdul Hakim was arrested and he pleaded guilty.”
Meanwhile, Sana’s father said that the kidnapper had warned him his daughter would be killed if he failed to pay the ransom.
“Sana was kidnapped from in front of my house and the next day I received a message, demanding $30,000,” Abdul Jalil, Sana’s father, said.
The suspect, Hakim, admitted to having kidnapped the child.
“I kidnapped Sana, my niece, and kept her in Majborabad area of Butkhak, Kabul, for three days. NDS arrested me after I came back to Jalalabad from Kabul.”