July 18, 2008	Friday	Rajab 14, 1429

MIRPURKHAS, July 17: Police have claimed to have recovered 6,000 containers of cooking oil and ghee looted two days ago from the National Highway when a trailer going to Quetta was hijacked with the connivance of the driver and cleaner. Ten people involved in the crime were arrested.

Reports said unidentified men hijacked a trailer loaded with the stuff at gunpoint two days ago at the National Highway, near Hala Naka.

However, Digri police on Wednesday stopped an empty trailer near New Dumbalo check post and on inquiry it was revealed by the driver and cleaner that the hijacked trailer had been unloaded in Old Mirpur police station limits.

Mirpurkhas police raided a warehouse and recovered the 6,000 looted containers of ghee/ oil, and arrested Mohammad Siddique Thebo, Nawaz Ali Thebo, Nim Thebo, Manzoor Ali Thebo, Akram Thebo and Mashooq Ali Thebo. Among arrested were also the driver and cleaner and two unknown men.

The SPO City informed that an inquiry was under way after which cases will be lodged against the accused.

Nadra office ransacked

A gang of young men claiming to be PPP workers exchanged hot words and beat up Nadra staff, ransacked the office, and escaped with an official camera, on Thursday.

In-charge of the centre said that around 200 people had queued up for obtaining national identity cards, while some youngsters forcibly entered the office and asked the staff to give them token. The staff rejected the demand and this enraged the youngsters who began ransacking the office and manhandled Data Entry Operator Arif Ahmed.

However, people dispersed because of the pandemonium resulting in the closure of office for about two hours, he said adding that town and district police were duly told of the incident.

Town police had registered a non-cognizable report on the complaint of centre’s staff.