5 Pakistanis, including a woman from the Swiss Embassy in Islamabad, were kidnapped after being held hostage for 6 hours.
Police sources said that a foreign woman and her 5 Pakistani companions parked their vehicles near Shahullah Dutta in Golra police station limits and were hiking towards the stupa when the bandits shot them at gunpoint in Margalla Hills. Stopped.
According to the police, the robbers stole mobile phones, watches and then detained 4 people including the woman and released 2 people.
The accused forced the two men who were allowed to leave to withdraw money from the ATM and warned that their accomplices would be killed if they reported to the police.
Police sources said that 2 people withdrew 120 thousand rupees from the ATM and handed over the money to the robbers, after which the hostages were released.
According to a police official of Golra police station, the tourists were detained near the Stupa in Taxila, but their vehicles were parked within Golra police station limits, so the concerned police station is investigating the matter.
