Eight robbers held for ‘murders’
Police claimed to have arrested eight robbers accused of double murder case of traders during a robbery bid in limits of Kot Sultan police station, Layyah.
Police said that it also recovered Rs8.2 million worth of gold and silver snatched during the robbery a few days ago from the traders who offered resistance and resultantly were killed by robbers.
They informed that Regional Police Officer (RPO) Faisal Rana took notice of the incident and directed Layyah DPO Nadeem Rizvi to set up a camp office on the crime site.
The DPO deputed an experienced police team to handle the case which by using scientific methods netted eight accused including Imtiaz, Zahid, Usman, Mehran, Ali Ahmed alias Rukha, Adnan, Aktar and Zulqarnain, the officials confirmed.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 18th, 2020.