CHARSADDA: A constable was martyred in a grenade attack on Khanmai police station here on Monday night.

Officials said two unknown militants riding a motorcycle hurled the grenade on the police station, in which constable Mir Alam sustained serious injuries. He was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital, Charsadda, where he succumbed to his wounds.

The police have started search operation to trace the attackers.

Meanwhile, the Mandani police arrested five suspects, including the ringleader of an inter-provincial gang of motorcycle thieves, and recovered 18 stolen bikes from their possession.

Addressing a press conference, DSP Tangi Taj Mohammad Khan and SHO Mandani police station Fazal Daud Khan said the police had been receiving reports of motorcycle theft for last one month. They said district police officer Sohail Khalid had ordered crackdown on the auto thieves.

They said the police arrested five auto thieves and recovered 18 motorcycles from them. The arrested men belonged to different districts of the province.

Published in Dawn, September 6th, 2022