Three accused in Sahil kidnapping killed in Pakistan

**4me2** · 16th April 2010

Three accused in Sahil kidnapping killed in Pakistan

Sahil's family paid a �110,000 ransom to get the boy back

Three men in Pakistan suspected of being involved in last month's kidnapping of British boy Sahil Saeed have been shot dead, police say.

The men were killed by police in "an encounter" in the city of Gujrat in Punjab province, Deputy Inspector General Zulfiqar Cheema told the BBC.
He said that no further details about the deaths were available.
Sahil was kidnapped for 12 days in March. He was released unharmed after a �110,000 ransom was paid by his family.
The five-year-old was on holiday with his father Raja Saeed in Jhelum in the Punjab region when he was snatched on 4 March during a robbery at his grandmother's home.
Two men have appeared in court in Pakistan on suspicion of carrying out the kidnapping. Three people have also appeared in court in Spain. Two others were arrested in Paris.
Raja Saeed told the media that four armed men ambushed the family as they were getting ready to leave the house to go to the airport.
Mr Saheed said the kidnappers threatened to put an explosive jacket on his son.
He said: "My heart pounded. I pleaded with them, telling them I was not a rich man and had no money. I was completely helpless."
The kidnappers initially sought a �200,000 ransom but this was negotiated down.

HOW THE KIDNAPPING DRAMA UNFOLDED

1. 4 March: Sahil Saeed seized
2. 8 March: Raja Saeed returns to UK after call from Spain telling him to travel to Paris with ransom
3. Raja Saeed later hands over ransom. Suspects head to Spain tailed by police
4. 16 March: Sahil freed

5. 16 March: Spanish police arrest three suspects
6. 17 March: French police arrest two suspects
7. 18 March: Raja Saeed returns to Pakistan. Reunited with Sahil
8. 25 March: Pakistani police arrest two suspects

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8625160.stm