Car lifters’ gang busted

Published November 4, 2007

ATTOCK, Nov 3: The Attock Saddar police claimed to have busted a four-member inter-provincial gang of car lifters and recovered a stolen vehicle and arms from their possession.

District Police Officer Tariq Hanif Joyia identified the arrested accused as Tufail, Tariq, Dilbar Khan and Bashir. A pickup snatched on Oct 23 near Kamra and pistols were recovered from their possession. Meanwhile, the Saddar police arrested five gamblers in a village and recovered stake amount and cellphones from their possession.

The Jaikus police seized timber worth Rs50,000 on Hazara road, which were being smuggled from Abbotabad to Punjab on a truck (RIN-3875).—Correspondent

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