Staff Reporter:
Armed men kidnapped four employees of a private coal company from Quetta’s Hanna Urak area. Police sources said armed men picked up four employees of Habibullah coal company.
They shifted the employees to an unknown location. Two engineers are also among the kidnapped employees.
Police and security personnel reached the spot as an investigation into the incident went underway. Security of other coal mines was also tightened after this kidnapping incident.
Militants in the past have also targeted coal miners and security forces and the area is considered to be sensitive. Police sources said the coal mine employees including two engineers belong to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
A case was also registered against the unknown kidnappers at the Urak Police Station on Tuesday. An investigation is underway in connection with the kidnapping of four coal mine employees.
