LARKANA, June 11: The Larkana police have arrested Mullan Madad alias Madoo Unnar, the main accused nominated in the murder case of KTN cameraman Munir Sangi.

Mr Sangi was shot dead on May 29 while shooting a gunbattle between Unnars and Abros near Baqapur.

Confirming the arrest of Madoo Unnar, the District Police Officer of Larkana, Irfan Balouch told Dawn that police parties were dispatched to Punjab after getting the information about the presence of Madoo in that province.

He was arrested from Punjab, he said but did not disclose the exact location.

The relatives of the slain journalists had nominated Madoo as the main accused.

The DPO, however, said he was nominated in the FIR for abetment of the crime.

Abdul Karim alais Adloo Unnar who was nominated in the FIR had already been rounded up by the police, he said.

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