Two held for hurling death threats at elderly man

Arrested criminals who had fled abroad were wanted for murder cases

RAWALPINDI:

The police arrested the son and grandson of an elderly man for giving death threats to him on Tuesday.

A police spokesman said that an elderly man filed an application with Dhamial Police Station that his wife, daughter-in-law, son Munir and grandson Mujtaba threatened to kidnap and kill him. He added that they wanted to grab his land.

Police, after registering an FIR with Dhamial Police Station, arrested Munir and Mujtaba. SP Saddar appreciated the police team and said that violence against elderly people especially parents and grandparents would not be tolerated. The accused do not deserve any concession, and legal action will be taken against them without any discrimination, he added.

Meanwhile, the police after tireless efforts arrested two most wanted criminals from abroad who were involved in different murder cases.

The arrested criminals who had fled abroad were identified as Waqas and Nadeem wanted in murder cases registered in New Town and Sadiqabad Police Stations.

According to Rawalpindi police spokesman, a police investigation team under the supervision of SSP Investigation Ghazanfar Ali Shah worked tirelessly to trace the accused and arrest them in the UAE, adding that under his supervision Sub-Inspector Muzaffar Iqbal, Head Constable Bilal Qamar and Jahangir Khan went to UAE to arrest the accused.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 22^nd, 2022.