Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have killed a bandit, who was allegedly involved in martyring 12 policemen last year, during an operation in Rahim Yar Khan\u2019s Katcha area, according to a statement.<\/p>\n
Organised criminal gangs have been active in the riverine border areas of southern Sindh and central Punjab for decades, often making money through kidnap-for-ransom assaults. The military had launched a full-scale operation against criminal gangs in Sindh in the early 1990s but they resurfaced after successive governments failed to maintain law and order in the province.<\/p>\n
According to the Punjab police statement, a suspect identified by the alias of Meera Kosh was killed in an operation in the border area of \u200b\u200bKacha Machka today.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice led by DPO (District Police Officer) Rizwan Umar Gondal \u2026 conducted an operation against the dacoits involved in the martyrdom of policemen in Kacha Machka,\u201d a Punjab police spokesperson was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
The statement added that elite police commandos and armoured vehicles were employed during the operation. The spokesperson was quoted as saying that police raided the dacoits\u2019 hideouts and a massive gunfight ensued.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The] dacoits fled towards Sindh,\u201d the police spokesperson was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
He added that police set fire to ambush sites used by the bandits after a search operation and pursued them with armoured vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will bring the petty criminals and terrorists to their end,\u201d Rahim Yar Khan DPO Rizwan Umar Gondal was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
The statement added that Punjab Inspector General of police Dr Usman Anwar congratulated Rahim Yar Khan Police for bringing the main suspect behind martyring police personnel to justice.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday, armed suspects allegedly killed a farmer\u2019s son for refusing to pay extortion in the Katcha area of Machka, near the Punjab-Sindh border.<\/p>\n
Reports said that Abdul Wahid, 22, was irrigating sugarcane fields in Mauza Sikandar Chachar when a group of dacoits allegedly shot him dead before fleeing towards the Katcha area of Sindh.<\/p>\n
The Sindh police and Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) had decided in August last year to intensify ongoing joint operations against bandits in the province\u2019s riverine areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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