Offering rewards: Govt’s approval sought for setting bounties on seven militants
Manshera DPO claims request sent to home department and senior police officers.
Manshera DPO claims request sent to home department and senior police officers. PHOTO: MARIAM ESSA/EXPRESS
MANSEHRA:
A request has been sent to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa home department and senior police officials, seeking their approval for setting monetary rewards on the capture of seven militants from Mansehra, claimed the DPO on Tuesday.
Speaking at a news conference, DPO Khurram Rasheed said since the government is committed to nabbing militants and criminals as well as ensuring peace in the province, the district police had suggested that the highest amount of bounty to be set on a militant should be Rs5 million. However, the DPO did not name any of the militants the police intend to catch.
“Head money has also been proposed on 30 hardened criminals who are on the run and are wanted by Mansehra police for a number of heinous crimes,” said Rasheed.
The DPO warned around 62 absconders to turn themselves in at the nearest police station by March 30 or their bank accounts would be frozen and property seized.
Talking about the government’s steps for putting a check on unlicenced arms in the district, DPO Rasheed asked citizens who own unlicensed weapons to deposit the arms with the police by March 1, otherwise, the police would initiate action them.
The DPO also warned unregistered businesses and NGOs operating in Mansehra to close down their offices by March 30 or police would seal them, while registered NGOs were asked to submit the details of their staff and activities shortly.
Rasheed also shared the movement of Afghan refugees would soon be restricted to their camps and those who are renting houses and buildings to Afghans would be dealt with severely.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 26th, 2014.
A request has been sent to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa home department and senior police officials, seeking their approval for setting monetary rewards on the capture of seven militants from Mansehra, claimed the DPO on Tuesday.
Speaking at a news conference, DPO Khurram Rasheed said since the government is committed to nabbing militants and criminals as well as ensuring peace in the province, the district police had suggested that the highest amount of bounty to be set on a militant should be Rs5 million. However, the DPO did not name any of the militants the police intend to catch.
“Head money has also been proposed on 30 hardened criminals who are on the run and are wanted by Mansehra police for a number of heinous crimes,” said Rasheed.
The DPO warned around 62 absconders to turn themselves in at the nearest police station by March 30 or their bank accounts would be frozen and property seized.
Talking about the government’s steps for putting a check on unlicenced arms in the district, DPO Rasheed asked citizens who own unlicensed weapons to deposit the arms with the police by March 1, otherwise, the police would initiate action them.
The DPO also warned unregistered businesses and NGOs operating in Mansehra to close down their offices by March 30 or police would seal them, while registered NGOs were asked to submit the details of their staff and activities shortly.
Rasheed also shared the movement of Afghan refugees would soon be restricted to their camps and those who are renting houses and buildings to Afghans would be dealt with severely.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 26th, 2014.