Job well done: Highway Police arrest kidnappers, recover hostage
PHP arrested five suspected robbers and recovered a person they had taken hostage as well as a stolen motorcycle.
PHP arrested five suspected robbers and recovered a person they had taken hostage as well as a stolen motorcycle. PHOTO: FILE
The Punjab High Police on Wednesday foiled a robbery attempt, but a constable was injured in the process.
Separately, the PHP arrested five suspected robbers and recovered a person they had taken hostage as well as a stolen motorcycle.
ASI Shah Mohammad and Constables Sarfraz Ahmed, Nasir Mushtaq and Nematullah were patrolling Ajnala Road when they saw six armed men trying to take away money and a car from Shahid Pervaiz, a Sargodha resident. The suspects opened fire at the police, injuring Constable Ahmed, and fled. Ahmed was taken to Sargodha Civil Hospital.
In a separate incident, the PHP was informed that two men on a motorcycle had robbed some people and fled towards 40 Mor.
The PHP managed to arrest the men and recovered a 0.30 bore pistol and five bullets from them. The PHP also stopped a suspicious car near Jodhke, Faisalabad, and recovered an injured person who had been kidnapped from Nankana Sahib. our correspondent
Published in The Express Tribune, November 28th, 2013.
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