CHAKWAL: Dacoits arrested

Published February 9, 2003

CHAKWAL, Feb 8: Five members of an inter-provincial gang of dacoits were arrested by Dhuman police.

This was stated by acting district police officer, Fayyaz Lodhi, at a press conference on Saturday.

DSP Choa Saiden Shah police station Riaz Barkat, DSP Talagang Raja Mohammad Raja Mohammad Hafeez, DSP Chakwal Chaudhry Haneef Ahmed and DSP legal Mirza Safdar were also present on the occasion.

Fayaz Lodhi said the five dacoits who had been arrested were Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Iqbal, Mohammad Abid and Mohammad Zubair.—Correspondent

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