Kidnapping_of_Selsela_Alikhil
Kidnapping of Selsela Alikhil
2021 abduction case in Pakistan
Selsela Alikhil (Pashto: سلسله عليخېل), also spelled Silsila Alikhel, is the daughter of an Afghan envoy, Najibullah Alikhil. She was kidnapped on 16 July 2021 at 1.45pm in Islamabad, Pakistan, where her father was serving as the ambassador of Afghanistan.[1][3][4]
Silsila lost consciousness as she was beaten by an attacker who forcefully entered her taxi on her way home, and upon regaining consciousness, she found that her hands and legs had been tied. She was retrieved around 7pm near F-9 Park, Islamabad.[1][5] Her medical report showed that she had some swelling in her brain due to blows to her head and she had torture marks on her body.[2][6][7]