Suspects held: 10 people arrested by Ghotki police for cop’s murder

SUKKUR:

The Ghotki police arrested 10 people during a raid in Bari Ado Pitafi village on Tuesday.

The arrests were made in connection with the killing of a policeman at Keenjhar link road near Dad Leghari on Monday.

On Monday, assailants blocked Keenjhar link road and were mugging travellers when a police team from the Dad Leghari police station arrived at the scene. An encounter ensued, and a policeman, Qadir Bux Rind, was shot. He died on the way to the hospital.

The next day, a heavy contingent of police led by the Dad Leghari SHO Bahar Din Keeriyo searched every house in Bari Ado Pitafi village. They apprehended 10 people, including a woman.

According to witnesses, the police also took some cattle with them.

On the other hand, Keeriyo denied they arrested so many people and told The Express Tribune that they have only arrested one man, named Naseer Pitafi, and he is their prime suspect. He also denied that the police took any cattle with them.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 20^th,  2011.