10 banned outfit activists arrested, arms recovered
KASUR: The Sheikhum police claimed to have arrested 10 activists of a banned outfit and recovered a huge quantity of weapons from them near the Jabbo Mail police post on Kasur-Kot Radha Kishan Road on Monday night.
A police party led by Sheikhum SHO Mukhtar Ahmed and SI Rasheed Baig were standing at the picket at Rohi Nullah, Maloki. On suspicion, the police stopped a vehicle and found 10 people in police uniforms in it.
The vehicle riders introduced themselves as police officers. The police party suspected their identity. During questioning, the accused pointed their guns towards the policemen and tried to escape.
In the meantime, ASP Shabbir Khan with a police party reached the spot and overpowered the accused.
The accused were identified as Hafiz Muhammad Rafiq, Muhammad Usman of Gilgit, Muhammad Arshad of Sheikhupura, Zainul Abidin of Chihawatni, Hamid of Sialkot, Muhammad Ikram of Kahna, Ameer Hamza, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Farooq and Junaid Zeeshan of Lahore. A police officer told The News that the accused belonged to the Malik Ishaq Group of a banned outfit.
(The News)
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