Police arrest notorious criminal gang in DG Khan

A camera recovered from the robbers showed a policeman aiding them during a heist.

DG KHAN: Police arrested a dangerous group of criminals after an encounter in Dera Ghazi Khan on Tuesday.

Dera Ghazi Khan Regional Police Officer (RPO) Mubarak Ali Athar said the robbers were apprehended when their vehicle was stopped by the Kala station police.

The robbers fired shots at the policemen, who retaliated injuring two of the criminals, after which they were arrested instantly.

The arrested men were identified as members of a deadly district-level gang, which had 22 cases registered against them. A large number of weapons and a video camera were confiscated from the robbers.

The video camera had recording of a robbery that the gang had committed on Tuesday at 3pm. It also showed them being aided by a police sub-inspector Nasirullah.

The RPO informed the matter was being investigated.