Eight held, weapons seized
Operations conducted after two policemen killed by bandits during encounter. PHOTO: REUTERS
Sumanabad and Sargodha Road Police arrested eight suspects allegedly belonging to two gangs of bandits and started the process of interrogation.
Police also allegedly seized Rs500,000 cash, mobile phones, a rickshaw and weapons from the possession of the suspects.
On the instructions of the SHO of Sumanabad, Sub-Inspector Rizwan Shaukat, Assistant Sub-Inspector Riasat Ali arrested an alleged gang leader, Faizan Ali, who had been allegedly involved in committing robberies.
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His alleged accomplices, Ehsanullah, Abdul Rehman, Shahbaz, Kashif Ali and Haq Nawaz were also arrested, and weapons, cash and mobile phones worth Rs459,900 were recovered from their possession. The police had started the interrogation process.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 4th, 2024.