SHIKARPUR:A famous singer of Sindh and his team were kidnapped by a few unknown Teghani community persons at riverine area of Khanpur tehsil of Shikarpur district on the night between Sunday and Monday.
Farooque Amjad, the Assistant Superintendent of Police Shikarpur, told this reporter that a team of singer, including famous singer Jigir Jalal, was called to perform in a wedding ceremony at katcha area of Napar-Kot.
The advance payment was made through easy paisa account and after receiving payment singer reached a little bit late at the ceremony after which Teghani tribesmen expressed their anger and questioned why you are so late and where is girls for dancing? Teghani community persons took the famous singer and his team away and held them hostage, ASP added.
The hostage persons were identified as famous singer Ghulam Nabi alias Jigir Jalal, his son Aftab Ahmed, his nephew Ameer Ali, Lateef Tunio, and Bahardur Ali. The car and its driver have been left by alleged kidnappers, ASP said.
Farooque further said that teams had been dispatched to recover abducted persons. He assured that all involved in the crime would be taken to task and abductees would be released as soon as possible.