Search operations: At least 40 suspects held in Pishtakhara, Regi
Eight-year-old dies after overdose of sedatives given by kidnappers, accused arrested .
The operation was carried out in Pishtakhara, Landi Akhun Muhammad and other surrounding villages. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
Around 40 suspects were arrested during a search operation in several villages within the jurisdiction of Pishtakhara and Regi police stations on Wednesday.
The operation was carried out in Pishtakhara, Landi Akhun Muhammad and other surrounding villages in which around 20 suspects, including six proclaimed offenders, were arrested. They were shifted to a police station for interrogation and will be released once cleared.
Two AK-47 rifles, three TT pistols and 170 cartridges were also seized from their possession, said a police official.
In another search operation near Regi police station, conducted by the police and backed by female police officers as well as the bomb disposal unit - 20 more suspects were arrested.
These suspects will be released after interrogation teams clear them. A police official said the search was part of a bigger operation, which is being carried out across the province to track down anti-social elements.
Two kidnappers arrested
Pishtakhara police arrested Muhammad Wasil and Sameeullah on Wednesday for the kidnapping and murdering eight-year-old Hisamul Haq, an Afghan national and son of a wealthy trader currently residing in Academy Town.
“The boy was kidnapped on Tuesday night and given a sedative after which he fell unconscious and died, probably due to an overdose,” said a police official, adding that the child’s body was then left near his house. An FIR was registered and the police started a search for the accused, who were caught the next morning.
In Hangu
The district police on Wednesday arrested three alleged militants in a search operation, while 25 other suspects were also arrested for allegedly violating Section 144 and the ban on pillion riding.
DPO Iftikhar Ahmad said that during the search operation, police raided a suspected hideout in Woch Bazaar and arrested three alleged militants. Two of them were identified as Wahid Gul and Guliman Shah. The name of the third suspect was not shared.
City police SHO Azmat Ali Bangash said that a complete ban has been imposed on pillion riding in the city and so far 25 people were arrested over the violation.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 13th, 2014.
Around 40 suspects were arrested during a search operation in several villages within the jurisdiction of Pishtakhara and Regi police stations on Wednesday.
The operation was carried out in Pishtakhara, Landi Akhun Muhammad and other surrounding villages in which around 20 suspects, including six proclaimed offenders, were arrested. They were shifted to a police station for interrogation and will be released once cleared.
Two AK-47 rifles, three TT pistols and 170 cartridges were also seized from their possession, said a police official.
In another search operation near Regi police station, conducted by the police and backed by female police officers as well as the bomb disposal unit - 20 more suspects were arrested.
These suspects will be released after interrogation teams clear them. A police official said the search was part of a bigger operation, which is being carried out across the province to track down anti-social elements.
Two kidnappers arrested
Pishtakhara police arrested Muhammad Wasil and Sameeullah on Wednesday for the kidnapping and murdering eight-year-old Hisamul Haq, an Afghan national and son of a wealthy trader currently residing in Academy Town.
“The boy was kidnapped on Tuesday night and given a sedative after which he fell unconscious and died, probably due to an overdose,” said a police official, adding that the child’s body was then left near his house. An FIR was registered and the police started a search for the accused, who were caught the next morning.
In Hangu
The district police on Wednesday arrested three alleged militants in a search operation, while 25 other suspects were also arrested for allegedly violating Section 144 and the ban on pillion riding.
DPO Iftikhar Ahmad said that during the search operation, police raided a suspected hideout in Woch Bazaar and arrested three alleged militants. Two of them were identified as Wahid Gul and Guliman Shah. The name of the third suspect was not shared.
City police SHO Azmat Ali Bangash said that a complete ban has been imposed on pillion riding in the city and so far 25 people were arrested over the violation.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 13th, 2014.