Crackdown: Police arrest 62 suspects from provincial capital

Nearly 100 suspected criminals held from Swabi .

SWABI/ PESHAWAR:

Police conducted a search operation against criminals in Mattani, Mathra, Chamkani and Urmar areas of Peshawar district on Saturday and arrested 62 suspects.

According to a police official, the men included 11 proclaimed offenders wanted by the police in a number of murder and attempted murder cases.

“Four AK-47s, 13 pistols, five rifles and 229 cartridges were seized from the proclaimed offenders,” the police official told The Express Tribune. “Rural SP Shakir Bangash supervised the operation in areas which fall under Mattani, Mathra, Chamkani and Urmar police stations.”

He said police decided to conduct the search after a police mobile came under attack on Thursday. Unidentified men opened fire at a police vehicle in Chamkani, killing two officials. Police managed to shoot one of the gunmen dead in retaliatory fire.

“Policemen from the four police stations participated in the operation,” said the official.

The arrested men have been sent to the relevant police stations for interrogation and will be released if found innocent.

Swabi search op

Nearly 100 suspects were arrested by Swabi police during a crackdown against criminals in various areas of the district.

According to DPO Sajjad Khan, Chota Lahor DSP Izhar Shah Khan and Tordhair police station SHO Muhammad Fazal Khan raided several hideouts and arrested 51 people.

He added that Swabi DSP Fayaz Khan and the Topi DSP also launched search operations in their jurisdictions and arrested 47 suspects. They also seized a huge cache of weapons.

Furthermore, the DPO added that on Saturday traffic police fined 84 drivers for violating traffic rules.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 13^th, 2014.