SUKKUR: Four policemen held hostage by outlaws were safely rescued in a police operation conducted in the katcha area on the outskirts of Kandhkot-Kash-more district, police said on Friday.

The armoured personnel carrier (APC) which was also captured by the outlaws was recovered, they added.

SSP Amjad Ali Sheikh told a private channel on Friday that several police teams were currently

conducting an anti-dacoits operation in the Gablu area.

He said that the APC along with its occupants was taken away at gunpoint by a heavily armed gang recently. A major operation was conducted to get the APC recovered and the personnel freed, he added.

It was not known that for how many days the policemen remained in captivity.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2022