Press Release of Motorway Police

 

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

NATIONAL HIGHWAYS & MOTORWAY POLICE

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Islamabad, the 22^nd December, 2011

PRESS RELEASE

●          MOTORWAY POLICE FOILED TWO ATTEMPTS OF DACOITIES AND ARRESTED 01 DACOIT AND RECOVERED ILLEGAL ARMS & AMMUNITIONS.

         

          National Highways & Motorway Police has foiled two attempts of dacoities on GT Road in the area of Taxila and Rahim Yar Khan by prompt action and arrested 01 Dacoit and recovered illegal arms & ammunition. As per details, NH&MP officers SPO Naeem Afzal and PO Ghazanfar were on their routine duty in the area of Taxila. The NH&MP officers saw two trucks parked at hard shoulder near Hino workshop on G.T road, and two dacoits were busy in looting the trucks on gun point.  When the dacoits saw the NH&MP officers they started firing, for which the officers also responded. In the meantime, Commando Unit of NH&MP officers SPO Kanwar Aziz and PO Muhammad Hussain also reached there, due to the commando action of NH&MP officers succeeded to arrest one dacoit named Muhammad Ayub s/o Qadir Bux r/o Islamabad with a repeater and live rounds. Whereas, the other succeeded to escape from there due to darkness and firing. During initial interrogations, he confessed so many dacoities. In the second incident, NH&MP officers SPO Muhammad Ashraf and PO Muhammad Akram were on their routine duty in the area of Rahim Yar Khan on G.T road. The NH&MP officers observed that 10 to 12 person trying to stopping the vehicles on gun point near Taranda Muhammad Panh on G.T road. When the dacoits saw the NH&MP officers they started firing, for which the officers also responded. In the meantime, Commando Unit of NH&MP officers also reached there. After exchange of fire, the dacoits successed to run away by taking the advantage of darkness of night and firing. Later on the arrested dacoit & recovered arms and ammunition were handed over to the concerned local police for further investigation.  IG, NH&MP Mr. Wajid Ali Khan Durrani appreciated the performance of these officers and announced them with cash reward and CC-I.

(M. JAVED CHAUDHARY)

 Public Relations Officer

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