Easy escape?: Arrested arms smuggler flees from court
Allegedly ‘broke his chains’ and escaped in presence of two detaining officers.
“Both police constables, Mustafa and Sherzada, have been arrested as they brought the men to the court,” says an official. DESIGN: SAMRA AAMIR
PESHAWAR:
An alleged arms smuggler, who had been arrested by Hayatabad police on charges of smuggling arms from Jamrud to Peshawar, managed to escape from the lower court.
Idrees a resident of Akka Khel, Khyber Agency and another man Sanober were caught smuggling weapons in a car. The weapons recovered include 114 pistols, 12 rifles and 2,300 gun cartridges.
“Both police constables, Mustafa and Sherzada, have been arrested as they brought the men to the court,” said an official of the East Cantt police station. “We have registered an FIR and the matter will be thoroughly investigated.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2013.
An alleged arms smuggler, who had been arrested by Hayatabad police on charges of smuggling arms from Jamrud to Peshawar, managed to escape from the lower court.
Idrees a resident of Akka Khel, Khyber Agency and another man Sanober were caught smuggling weapons in a car. The weapons recovered include 114 pistols, 12 rifles and 2,300 gun cartridges.
“Both police constables, Mustafa and Sherzada, have been arrested as they brought the men to the court,” said an official of the East Cantt police station. “We have registered an FIR and the matter will be thoroughly investigated.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2013.