LOWER DIR: The Timergara police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two thieves and recovered a stolen motorcycle, mobile phone sets, mobile phone SIMs and a pistol from their possession.

Briefing local journalists, the station house officer Timergara, Mohammad Imran, said that several reports of motorcycle and mobile phone thefts were received at Timergara police station on which an investigation team started its efforts to trace the culprits.

The SHO said that after investigation two accused, Imran and Yar Zaman, residents of Bajaur district, were arrested.

He said the accused confessed to their crime and a stolen motorcycle, seven mobile phone sets, a pistol along with charger 30 bore, 6 cartridges, 11 mobile phone SIMs and five different CNICs were recovered from their possession.

He said cases against the accused were registered under sections 401, 382, 400, 34 and 86 of CrPC.

The SHO said that three other stolen motorcycles would be recovered soon.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2024

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