PESHAWAR, Aug 18: A bullet-riddled body of an unidentified youth was found in Bhudni area in the limits of Chamkani police station here on Saturday.

A police official said that the decomposed body was found packed in a gunny bag on the pinpointing of local people. He said that the body was shifted to local mortuary for autopsy. It is pertinent to mention here that more than 12 bodies have been found in parts of the provincial metropolis during the current month.

Meanwhile, police arrested 25 persons including six proclaimed offenders during raids in the limits of Khazana, Mathra and Daudzai police stations on Saturday.

A police spokesman said that the proclaimed offenders were identified as Abdullah, Sajidullah, Asif Kahn, Mukhtiar and Najeem.

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