Three-year-old Husain Ali had been kidnapped from Sector A-17 and the family had lodged an FIR (731/25) under Section 363 (punishment for kidnapping) of the Pakistan Penal Code against unknown persons around two and a half months ago, SHO Sadaruddin Mirani said.

An uncle of the child found his missing nephew begging outside the mosque along with a man, identified as Shaharyar, outside the mosque in Sector A-16 of Shah Latif Town, the police officer added. The uncle and area residents caught the man, who was beaten and handed over to police.

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During interrogation, the suspect informed the police that his in-laws had given him the child. On the information extracted from the suspect, the police also arrested the couple.

Months ago, the victim had been kidnapped when he was returning home from a local shop in the area. The family had been desperately searching everywhere for the missing child.