India, April 14 -- Police in Pakistan have rescued five personnel, including a woman constable, who were taken hostage by a mob during a court-ordered raid to recover a nine-year-old boy from a village on Monday.

According to a report by Dawn News, Muhammad Latif's wife had remarried and left their son, Muhammad Hasan, in the custody of her father, Faqir Muhammad, and brothers Mushtaq and Ashfaq. Despite repeated requests by Latif to have his son returned, the in-laws allegedly refused and threatened him.

Latif subsequently filed a writ petition before Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Shafiq in Chichawatni, seeking custody of his son. The court issued recovery warrants and directed the Kasowal Police to retrieve the child...