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District police officer Imran Khan told journalists that an accomplice of the arrested men was also arrested.
He said six uniformed men had abducted Noor Khan of Baz Kallay when he was driving a car near Malanag Adda on the Indus Highway on the night of June 27.
Mr Khan said the police recovered the car from Bakkakhel area in Bannu, adding the Bannu division police chief Sajid Ali Khan had formed a special team to trace the gang and ensure safe recovery of the abducted man.
The DPO said the police obtained the call data record (CDR) of the kidnapped person and used modern technology to reach the gang.
In this file photo, protesters from the Janikhel area of Bannu are seen during their march. Photo by Sirajuddin
LAKKI MARWAT: The government has released 54 tribesmen who were arrested by the police during a clash with Janikhel protesters near Tochi Bridge, Bannu, on Wednesday last, said provincial transport minister Malik Shah Mohammad Khan on Saturday.
The minister told mediapersons that Janikhel elders had demanded release of the arrested men during talks with the administration and police authorities and tribal chiefs of other tribes and the government accepted their demand.
The negotiations between the administration and Janikhel elders remained inconclusive on the fourth consecutive day as the protesting tribesmen stayed along Baran Bridge.
In this file photo, protesters from the Janikhel area of Bannu are seen during their march towards Islamabad. Photo by Sirajuddin/File
LAKKI MARWAT: A large number of protesting Janikhel tribesmen stayed along Baran Bridge near Bannu city on the second day on Thursday as Bakkakhel elders and provincial transport minister Malik Shah Mohammad Khan spent a busy day to settle the issues peacefully.
On Wednesday, Janikhel tribesmen had clashed with police near Tochi Bridge when they started proceeding towards the federal capital along with the body of slain tribal chief Malik Naseeb Khan who was killed by unknown assailants in Zindi Alikhel area on May 30.