KARACHI: Armed men abducted Collector of Customs Enforcement, Karachi Mr. Usman Bajwa and snatched government number Toyota Lexus Jeep along with mobile phones and other documents.
According to details, Collector of Customs Enforcement, Karachi Mr. Usman Bajwa called the Government authorized Operational Vehicle Bearing Number Plate GP-5109 Black Lexus 570 Jeep to proceed to meet Custom informer pertaining to some important information at DHA Sea view.
Meanwhile his family which was set to visit nearby Imtiaz super market near DHA Phase 8 Karachi joined the Collector up to said super Market. While coming out of Imtiaz super market DHA Phase VIII Karachi, three unidentified persons with arms in white color Vigo stopped the Government vehicle and asked the Collector at gun point to hand over the vehicle to them.
The family was asked to leave the vehicle while the Collector Usman Bajwa was kidnapped/abducted along with vehicle on gun point. The Collector was made hostage for almost half an hour and was subsequently dropped by the culprits at Defense View Phase 2, Karachi.
The armed three persons fled away with Government Vehicle Black Lexus Jeep. They also took two Iphones, one Samsung phone, NIC card of Usman Bajwa and other documents.
Later, the snatched Black Lexus 570 Jeep was recovered by ASO with active support of District Police South parked/abandoned near Private School at Federal B area, Karachi.
According to sources, this Black Lexus jeep was under the personal use of Usman Bajwa despite the fact government had restricted use of SUVs and over 1800 cc vehicles by the government officers.
This vehicle had been seized for being non-custom-paid. It was further known that the owners of the vehicle were tracking the vehicle and snatched it back as they got the opportunity.