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Girl goes missing in Karachi, father claims to receive ransom calls

The father of the girl said she went downstairs to throw the garbage but did not return. She has now been missing for more than three days. There have been no whereabouts of the girl.

In the latest report, the father of a missing girl, ‘Dua Zehra’ in Karachi says he has received two ransom calls. A video of the father pleading to help people recover her missing daughter went viral on Tuesday.

The father of the girl said she went downstairs to throw the garbage but did not return. She has now been missing for more than three days. There have been no whereabouts of the girl. The family of the girl claims she has been abducted by unknown men.

Police came into action probably after the video of the man crying for his video went viral on social media.

“I do not have enmity with anyone,” the father said while revealing that he had received two calls for ransom. “One of the calls was made from a telephone number while another one was made from WhatsApp,” he said.

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Father says he has provided Police with the details of the numbers. “I do not have enmity with anyone and even my daughter was not going to school for the last one and a half years,” he said.

A team of anti-violent crime cell also met with the father of Dua Zehra. SSP Zubair Nazir Shaikh says they have formed three teams to obtain the CCTV footage of the street to trace the whereabouts of the girl.

“We are taking all measures for the recovery of the girl and are in touch with the family to gather all information surrounding her abduction,” he said and added, “A case has already been registered at Alfalah police station.”

The news has been circulating on social media with netizens calling for Police to recover the girl safe and sound.