SUKKUR, March 9. Three most wanted and notorious dacoits who were allegedly involved in the killing of 6 policemen some 7 months back in Garo Teghani surrendered before the DIG Operation Mushtaq Shah on Saturday.

The dacoits include Khano Teghani, Wazir Teghani and Saleh Teghani wanted in more than 50 cases of heinous nature, including kidnapping and murder.

Sources said that they had escaped the firing during the on-going operation against the dacoits in Kot Shahoo in which 4 of their accomplices were injured.

According to the sources they first contacted the chieftain of the Tegho tribe Tegho Khan Teghani, who with the consent of the higher police officials assured them that if they surrendered voluntarily, the police would not kill them nor would any fresh false case be registered against them But they would have to face the cases already registered against them.

DIG police while briefing the newsmen said that the dacoits surrendered due to the police pressure, which was the part of the strategy of the ongoing anti-dacoits operation. He further said that during the operation 138 absconders, 3 proclaimed offenders and some influential Patharidars were also arrested and a sizable quantity of arms were also seized, which the dacoits had buried near the hideouts.

He said that no extra money was spent in this operation, except the expenses of transportation, its repairs and the food supplied to 1500 commandos who were still encamping in Garo Teghani. Four Bulldozers were cleaning the forest and the land of the hideout, which would be distributed among the poor farmers of the area, specially to those who helped the police during the operation.

He said most of the land belonged to the Tunio tribe who had left it due to fear of dacoits and the elders of the tribe had contacted the police for taking back the possession of their land.

The DIG said that he had allowed them to take possession of the land and asked them to be alert so that no dacoit could enter the area.

He said that the Revenue Department, on the recommendation of the police, Nazim and DCOs, would distribute the government land after a thorough survey.

Answering a question the DIG said that the notorious dacoit Ahmedoo Jagirani, who had occupied thousand of acres of fertile land in the area, would soon surrender. Senior police officials were working for his surrender. If he did not surrender, he might be killed, he added.