Hindu businessman shot dead, son kidnapped in Pakistan

Islamabad, Jun 8 (PTI) A Hindu businessman was shot
dead and his son kidnapped by unidentified men disguised as
paramilitary personnel in the southwestern Pakistani city of
Quetta, media reports said Wednesday.
Police said four armed men wearing uniforms of a
paramilitary force intercepted Ramesh Kumar and his son Rajesh
Kumar while they were passing through the Satellite Town area
of Quetta in their car Tuesday.
The men tried to kidnap both the Hindus.
When the father and son resisted, the men opened
fire. Ramesh Kumar was killed instantly while his son was
kidnapped by the armed men.
Following the incident, a large number of people
belonging to the minority Hindu community gathered in front of
the hospital where Ramesh Kumar's body was taken by police.
They burnt tyres and blocked Jinnah Road by putting
up barricades. The protesters shouted slogans against the
government and police and demanded the immediate arrest of the
killers. PTI