Hostage Freed After 21 Days of Round-the-Clock Efforts

The deputy police commander of Golestan Province announced the end of a hostage-taking incident through police prudence and planning, and the release of the hostage after 21 days of round-the-clock efforts.

Colonel Seyyed Jafarsadati, explaining the details of this news, stated: In September of this year, following the announcement of the Brik-based 110 police emergency center about a missing young person in Ramian city, intelligence officers were immediately dispatched to the desired location.

He added: "During the field investigations, it was found that the kidnappers abducted a 35-year-old man with a Peugeot Pars car with a fake license plate and fled the place quickly."

The deputy police commander of Golestan province stated: Due to the sensitivity of the issue, a special team of agents of the Department of Combating Criminal Crimes of the Provincial Intelligence Police was formed and they handled the dimensions of the case.

This police officer stated: After some time, the kidnappers contacted the family of the kidnapped young man, demanded the amount of one thousand billion tomans of digital currency, and tried to achieve their evil desire by physically harassing and putting pressure on the family.

Colonel Sadati continued: With the expert actions and intelligence of the intelligence officers, the car and the hiding place of the accused were identified and even in several stages, all the plans were made to arrest the accused, but due to possible injuries from the kidnappers and in order to preserve the health of the abducted person, the issue of arrest was postponed to another time.

He said: After about 21 days of non-stop efforts by the agents, after judicial coordination and the formation of special teams, the agents were sent to 2 cities of Golestan province and also to one of the western cities of the country.

Colonel Sadati pointed out: In a concerted strike, 3 kidnappers were arrested in their hideout, and during the inspection of their hideout, the hostage, who was chained in a dark room, was released safely.

Referring to the discovery of a military weapon along with a quantity of cartridges, the deputy police commander of Golestan province added: In this regard, the accused's car was discovered and a motorcycle belonging to them was also seized.

Pointing to the appreciation and gratitude of the hostage's family for the round-the-clock efforts of the police, he emphasized the decisive action of the police against criminals and those who disturb order and security.