KOHAT: A proclaimed offender wanted in an attack on a police van was arrested on Rawalpindi-Kohat road here on Saturday.

Two brothers Waqas Khan and Yasir Khan had ambushed a police van taking a suspect to court on April 4, 2015, injuring two constables and the accused.

The police had registered case against the brothers and arrested Waqas Khan, while Yasir was absconding. The cantonment police arrested the PO from a vehicle during checking on Rawalpindi-Kohat road and shifted him to police station for interrogation.

Published in Dawn, August 9th, 2015

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