Mushtaq Dast and, two other suspects were caught red-handed by Civil Lines police in Muzaffargarh. EXPRESS SCREENGRAB
According to police sources, the lawmaker’s elder brother Mustaq Dasti and his two accomplices were illegally cutting off trees when a forest guard informed the Civil Lines police who immediately arrived at the scene and caught the suspects red-handed.
The police also claimed to have seized the timber from the possession of the accused.
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Later, a large number of residents gathered outside the Civil Lines Police Station to protest against the arrest of the lawmaker’s brother.
However, police said a case has been registered against the suspects, who are wanted in several other cases, for stealing government-owned timber.
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