Category: Crime

SUKKUR:,,, Police conducted raid in katcha area of Shah Belo for arrest of the culprits involved in murder of Journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar on Sunday.

Sukkur Police party headed by SSP Irfan Sammu raided house of main accused Sheral Mahar in Shah Belo. After exchange of fire with police, accused fled to thick riverine forest, SSP Sukkur Irfan Sammu said.

The policemen set the homes and bunkers of the accused on fire and chasing behind culprits.

“It is first time the police reached to the homes of the accused after drop in water level in the river”, SSP Sammu said.

Police had earlier conducted raids over houses of the accused in katcha area in which a son of the main accused and an accomplice were injured in exchange of fire.

Police reached to the houses of culprits after over three months of the murder.

Police department has so far arrested nine persons over facilitation and providing shelter to killers of Jan Muhammad Mahar.

Mahar, a senior journalist and Sukkur bureau chief of a local television network had been murdered by assailants on August 13.

The attackers on a motorcycle opened fire at Mahar inside his vehicle after he left his office in Sukkur at 9:00 am on August 13.

Earlier, SSP Sukkur told the media that three suspects wanted in the murder case were arrested in an operation in the katcha area.

The arrested persons were identified as Sher Muhammad Shaikh, Muhammad Ramzan Shaikh and Bashir Memon. The police officer said that the suspects were handed over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

SUKKUR::,,, Police on Sunday conducted raid in katcha area of Shah Belo for arrest of the culprits involved in murder of Journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar.

Sukkur Police party headed by SSP Irfan Sammu raided house of main accused Sheral Mahar in Shah Belo. After exchange of fire with police, accused fled to thick riverine forest, SSP Sukkur Irfan Sammu said. The policemen set the homes and bunkers of the accused on fire and chasing behind culprits.

“It is first time the police reached to the homes of the accused after drop in water level in the river”, SSP Sammu said.

Police had earlier conducted raids over houses of the accused in katcha area in which a son of the main accused and an accomplice were injured in exchange of fire. Police reached to the houses of culprits after over three months of the murder.

Police department has so far arrested nine persons over facilitation and providing shelter to killers of Jan Muhammad Mahar. Mahar, a senior journalist and Sukkur bureau chief of a local television network had been murdered by assailants on August 13.

The attackers on a motorcycle opened fire at Mahar inside his vehicle after he left his office in Sukkur at 9:00 am on August 13.

Earlier, SSP Sukkur told the media that three suspects wanted in the murder case were arrested in an operation in the katcha area. The arrested persons were identified as Sher Muhammad Shaikh, Muhammad Ramzan Shaikh and Bashir Memon. The police officer said that the suspects were handed over to the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

LAHORE: Two suspected robbers were killed in an alleged encounter with police in Shahdara area, according to a report on Friday.

The suspects were identified as Imran and Latif. Police claimed that the suspects were killed in the firing of their own accomplices.

Giving detail about the shootout, police said robbers Imran and Latif were being taken to the hiding place of their accomplices when the police party came under fire from the robbers in a hideout.

Police retaliated effectively but the robbers escaped taking cover of night. In the gunbattle, two robbers suffered injuries and died before being shifted to hospital.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the alleged robbers were involved in dozens of robberies and murder attempt cases. Police recovered the booty and formed teams to trace the fleeing criminals.

NOSHKI: N-40 RCD section of Quetta-Taftan Highway was blocked on Friday near Taftan Road Station by the enraged relatives of a woman allegedly killed at the hands of police in Qadirabad area of Noshki.

The protesters demanded of the authorities to suspend the services of responsible police officers and cops besides conducting fair investigation into the incident. The protesters placed the body of a woman on road near Taftan Road Station, blocking

N-40 RCD Quetta-Taftan Highway for all kinds of vehicular traffic.

The affectees demanded that First Information Report (FIR) against SHO Police Station Noshki, Asad Mengal and other responsible staff, be registered over the killing of a female in Qadirabad area of Noshki.

Talking to PPI, the protestors said that a Police Station Noshki team, led by SHO Asad Mengal raided the house of Haji Abdul Haleem Sarpara in Qadirabad area of Noshki the previous day to arrest the son of Haji Abdul Haleem Sarpara namely Manzoor Sarpara.

They said police opened fire at the residence of Haji Abdul Haleem Sarpara, injuring his daughter-in-law, adding that the injured was rushed to Teaching Hospital Noshki.

They said after provision of first aid, the injured was referred to Sandrman Provincial Hospital Quetta, where she injured breathed her last during treatment at SPH, Quetta. They demanded of the authorities to suspend the services of Asad Mengal, SHO, PS Noshki and take strict disciplinary action against the responsible staff of PS Noshki, including SHO, PS Noski, Asad Mengal.

KARACHI: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Riffat Mukhtar Raja on Thursday suspended DSP Umair Tariq Bajari after an investigation report that found him involved in a recent robbery committed in the house of a trader in Orangi Town.

According to a notification issued here, DSP Bajari was suspended from his post after he was booked in the Orangi Town heist case under charges of dacoity and kidnapping on the complaint of the affected businessman, Shakir Khan.

According to FIR, Shakir Khan said he is doing wholesale business of sanitary items in Orangi Town. On November 19, around 20 cops in uniform and civil dress raided his house around 2:20 am.

The cops after taking the family members hostage, took away Rs20 million along with 70 to 80 tola gold, laptops, and mobile phones.

The FIR further stated that the cops after taking him and his brother Aamir hostage along with the cash, gold, and other valuables left them near Baloch Pull and fled. Later, SHO Defence police station returned Rs10.3 million, 50 tola gold, and 12 mobile phones to them, Shakir Khan said in his complaint.

He has urged the higher authorities to take stern action against DSP Bajari and other staff.

KARACHI: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Riffat Mukhtar Raja on Thursday suspended DSP Umair Tariq Bajari over charges of his involvement in a recent robbery committed in the house of a trader in Orangi Town.

According to a notification, DSP Bajari was suspended from his post after he was booked in the Orangi Town heist case under charges of dacoity and kidnapping on the complaint of the affected businessman Shakir Khan.

According to FIR, Shakir said he is doing wholesale business of sanitary items in Orangi Town. On November 19, around 20 cops in uniform and civil dress raided his house at around 2:20 am. The cops after taking the family members hostage, took away Rs20 million along with 70 to 80 tola gold, laptops, and mobile phones.

The FIR further stated that the cops after taking him and his brother Aamir hostage along with the cash, gold, and other valuables left them near Baloch Pull and fled. Later, SHO Defence police station returned Rs10.3 million, 50 tola gold, and 12 mobile phones to them, Shakir Khan said in his complaint.

He has urged the higher authorities to take stern action against DSP Bajari and other staff.

QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Balochistan claimed to have foiled a bid to smuggle 40 tons sugar in an operation conducted Hazar Ganji Bypass area of the provincial capital on Thursday.

According to a statement issued by spokesman for Collectorate of Customs Balochistan, staff of Customs Intelligence recovered 40 tons of sugar in an operation conducted in Hazar Ganji Bypass area of Quetta.

The vehicle used for smuggling was also taken into custody. The value of the seized sugar and vehicle was reported to be Rs28 million.