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UK kidnap boy officers suspended Police 'closing in' on kidnappers
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Four police officers in Pakistan have been suspended over the handling of the kidnap of a five-year-old British boy. Police in Pakistan are closing in on the kidnappers of a five-year-old British boy, the Pakistani Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has said.
Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, was snatched by armed robbers on Wednesday while visiting relatives with his father.Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, was snatched by armed robbers on Wednesday while visiting relatives with his father.
But the police did not initially respond to the family's emergency call to "Rescue 15", the Pakistani equivalent of 999. Four police officers in Pakistan have also been suspended over the way the kidnap was handled.
Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik met Sahil's father and said he planned to "make an example of" the captors. The police did not initially respond to the family's emergency call to "Rescue 15", the Pakistani equivalent of 999.
Mr Malik claimed Sahil had been taken by someone "very close to the family".
'We are near to you'
He told the BBC: "There's somebody who was very close to the family, because [of] the way the situation has happened, the way the abduction has happened, the way the entry has been made, the way the conduct was done during that whole operation.
"So we have certain leads which I would not like to discuss but a warning to those abductors - leave the boy because we are very near to you."
Mr Malik visited Sahil's father Raja Saeed on Sunday and told him they were closing in on the culprits.
Sahil Saeed was taken by robbers after a raid on his grandmother's home
Mr Malik said the kidnap was "humiliating" for Pakistan, and the captors would be made an "example of".
Sahil was taken from his grandmother's home in the Punjab city of Jhelum as he prepared to take a taxi to the airport for his return flight to the UK.Sahil was taken from his grandmother's home in the Punjab city of Jhelum as he prepared to take a taxi to the airport for his return flight to the UK.
The attackers are said to have demanded a £100,000 ransom for his return.The attackers are said to have demanded a £100,000 ransom for his return.
'Pray for him'
On Saturday, Sahil's mother Akila Naqqas pleaded for his safe return, saying she would forgive his son's captors if they released him.On Saturday, Sahil's mother Akila Naqqas pleaded for his safe return, saying she would forgive his son's captors if they released him.
Sahil Saeed was taken by robbers after a raid on his grandmother's home
She also said Sahil had never been apart from either herself or her husband.She also said Sahil had never been apart from either herself or her husband.
"It's just a nightmare. I'm not sleeping at all," she said."It's just a nightmare. I'm not sleeping at all," she said.
"It's worse at night when I have no-one to comfort me."It's worse at night when I have no-one to comfort me.
"All we can do is just pray for him.""All we can do is just pray for him."
It is understood several men, including a taxi driver, have been arrested in Pakistan.It is understood several men, including a taxi driver, have been arrested in Pakistan.
The interior minister visited Sahil's father Raja Saeed in Jhelum on Sunday.
Mr Malik told him the police believed the kidnappers were people close to the family, and that they were closing in on the culprits.
"We have certain leads that I would not like to discuss," he said.
"But a warning to those abductors - leave the boy because we are very near to you."
He also said the kidnap was "humiliating" for Pakistan, and the captors would be made an "example off".