Without criminal intent: Suspects arrested with pen pistol

ISLAMABAD: Police on Tuesday arrested two suspects from different entry points to the Red Zone which houses important government installations and the Diplomatic Enclave and seized a pen pistol and a forged entry pass. However, they were later released on bail as the police found no criminal intent. The Secretariat police said Mansha Muhammad was arrested from Ayub Chowk checkpoint with a pen pistol and six rounds on his person. The other suspect, Fateh Muhammad, also a labourer, was arrested at the Serena Hotel checkpoint while trying to enter using a tampered security pass.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 19^th, 2012.