Nabbed: Militant held in Swabi, explosives seized

Confessed to threatening political leaders and blowing up schools.

SWABI:

A militant wanted by  Swabi police for multiple attacks in the district was arrested by the police on Friday.

Swabi DPO Sajjad Khan said while speaking to the media at his office that they had received a tip-off about the location of a militant in the area. Police followed the suspect and managed to arrest him at a check post from where he was taken to a police station for questioning.

Five kilogrammes of explosives were found in his possession, and they were defused by the bomb disposal unit.

The DPO said that during questioning, the suspect, identified as Noorul Amin, confessed to bombing the EPI centre inside DHQ Swabi, along with blowing up multiple schools in the district. He confessed to being a member of a banned outfit.

Amin was arrested with the help of information revealed by one of his accomplices, who was arrested earlier.

The DPO said the militant was also wanted by Nowshera police for three bomb blasts. The accused also confessed to threatening local political leaders by planting bombs outside their houses.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 5^th, 2014.