Pakistan: Hindu marketing executive of Bol News channel kidnapped; shocking CCTV surfaces

A Hindu man in Pakistan, working as a marketing head of leading news channel in the country, was abducted from outside his residence, stated reports.

Akash Ram, the marketing head of Bol News, was abducted in wee hours of Tuesday. According to reports, he was taken away in a silver vehicle which was often seen outside media organisation's headquarters in Karachi.

He was reportedly kidnapped with security guard and two other servants.

A report in India Today stated that CCTV cameras were also destroyed.

Akash's mother pleads to see her son

A video of Akash's mother is being widely shared on internet in which she is seen repeatedly pleading to authorities for her son's safe return.

She was heard saying that she was sleeping at 8 am when her younger son informed her about her elder son's abduction. She further said that there's no news of his whereabouts and seen pleading that her son is innocent and that she wants him back.

She also said that Akash has done a lot for Pakistan and that he helped the poor. "I just want to see my son again, I just want him back, nothing else," she can be heard saying.

Published on: Thursday, April 13, 2023, 11:00 AM IST