Five held for stealing medicines in Shikarpur

Police claim to have recovered stolen medicines from possession of the accused

SUKKUR: Shikarpur police arrested on Sunday night five persons for their alleged involvement in theft of medicines from Civil hospital.

The guard of Civil Hospital, Shikarpur, called the police and informed that several suspects, including hospital employeares, stole medicines from the hospital's pharmacy. Police rushed to the scene and arrested five suspects. They also recovered stolen medicines from their possession. The suspects have been identified as Nazir Mangi, Rustam Soomro and Daniyal alias Dani Valmiki and Qayum Mangi and Mansoor.

The New Faujdari police reportedly released the accused after reaching an 'understanding' but when the matter was brought into the notice of senior police officials they were arrested again, informed a police official requesting anonymity.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 25^th, 2016.