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11. Shaik Abdulla*3 servants abductod a Girl eua^ti^eof Pars, vw-
parents after searching for her for somo time returned homo and
loft bohind ono Muhammad Abdulla to continue tho search. He
discovered that she wasboing kopt by Sheik Abdulla. The lattor
thon passed hor on to an arab of fcollaq rocoiving Rs 400.
Muhammad Abdulla on behalf of tho parents made efforts to rocovor
tho girl, ho did so on paymont of Rs 500 and on condition that he
hirasolf marriod her. She was pregnant und subsequently died in
childbirth.
18. The daughter of Bin Suwoiloh of Hour eh was abductod by Shaik
Abdulla and subsequently txnanad turned adrift as a prostitute.
13. The daughter of ono Khalid bin ^asim was similarly abductod.
14. Bin Kadhim brought a wife from Kowait. Ho want on business to
Qatif and on his return found his house looted and his wife gone.
»Somo time late*- ho saw his wife with two well known pimps. Ho
demanded her return and was told that sho had boen handod over to»
them to keep by Shaik Abdulla. He went to Shaik Abdulla who thon
said ho could take hor Recently ho complained in the Agency about
the loss of his goods. Shaik Abdulla is si ad to havo bribed him to
leave his name out. of the case.
15. Mohamad, son of Shaik Abdulla endeavoured to soduce tho
daughter of Ali Hoi, a wall known morchant of iuuharraq. Ho failed,
but one evening caught the girl in a side street with some of his
servants, and posted sentries at oach end of the street#*xkh The
gill was then rapod. The fat hor, knowing ho could hope for no
redress, and fearing above all, loss of honour for his family,
endeavoured to keep the matter quiot, but it is well known now*
16. About six months ago at Tubli, Homud bin iXibah, ono tho ruling
family murdered Haji Hassain Araibi, and attempted to murder his
wife, son, and daughtor. Tho latter were severely wounded. The son,
though soriously ill, was sent for by tho ruler ostensibly to
interrogate him, and was flung into prison. After being threatened
he was released and went to hospital till he recovered. Recently
ho was threatened with furthor imprisonment if ho refused to writo

a document to tho effect that H^ud bin Inibah did not murder his
father