Hangu police netted 1,542 suspects

DPO Ehsan says 60 unregistered tenants have also been arrested during surveillance


APP January 05, 2018
PHOTO: FILE

HANGU: During the just ended year, Hangu police arrested 1,542 suspects including 323 proclaimed offenders in 669 search operations

Giving details of police performance during 2017, Hangu District Police Officer Ehsanullah Khan said that a significant decline has been witnessed in militancy related incidents as compared with 2016.

He informed that ammunitions including 95 rifles, four kalkovs, 141 shot guns, 393 pistols, 13 hand grenades, 10 fuses, seven kilogrammes explosives, four detonators, one light machine gun, 34,692 cartridges, 57 bottles of liquor and 413 kilogrammes of hashish was recovered from the arrested suspects.

DPO Ehsan said that 60 unregistered tenants have also been arrested during surveillance. He said that tireless efforts of district police have improved overall security situation in the district.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 5th, 2018.

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