SUKKUR, Feb 17: Following the transfer of Sindh IGP Syed Kamal Shah, the Sindh police have closed the file of kidnappers of two judges of Shikarpur, it was learnt here on Thursday.
Mr Shah had repeatedly claimed that bandits involved in the kidnapping had been identified and they would be taken to task after recovery of the judges. He had also vowed to arrest all people involved in the kidnapping directly or indirectly.
However, 20 days have lapsed since the recovery of the judges but police have neither disclosed the names of the kidnappers nor made any arrests. Informed sources said police had also released relatives of the bandits who had been arrested to put pressure on the kidnappers.
They said it had been planned to establish five police stations and 20 check-posts, having modern weapons and equipment and trained force, in Shah Belo as part of the operation against criminals in the forest. However, they added, neither the police stations nor the check-posts had been set up in the area.
According to police authorities, they had held two meetings with the home department in this regard but the Sindh government had not released funds for the plan.
Sukkur DPO Ghulam Shabbir Shaikh apprehended that if the operation in Shah Belo was not continued and the police stations and check-post were not established there, the criminals could again occupy the forest.
LAW AND ORDER: District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain Shah held a meeting with officers concerned about maintenance of law and order and other arrangements for Muharram, according to an official press statement issued here on Thursday.
DCO Shafique Khoso, DPO Shabbir Shaikh, EDO revenue, taluka nazims of Pano Akil and Salehpat and TMOs attended the meeting. The participants requested for cleanliness of roads, betterment of the drainage system, proper arrangement of police security along Muharram procession roads and uninterrupted supply of electricity during Muharram.
The nazim directed officers for ensuring required arrangements for Muharram. He asked the DPO to ensure proper traffic and security arrangements along pro cession routes.
WATER ROTATION: The executive engineer of the barrage division has announced a fresh rotation programme for the Patni distributary on the basis of availability of 50 per cent water in the Sukkur barrage.
An official press note issued here on Thursday said the distributary which was opened on Feb 15 would be closed for two weeks from Feb 22 to March 7. It said the distributary would be opened from March 8 to March 14 and closed from March 15 to March 22 and reopened for one week from March 23 to March 31.
INJURED: Eight people were injured in an armed clash between two rival groups over a minor issue near the bypass in the A-section police station Kandhkot on Thursday.
The scuffle took place over a minor issue during which persons from the either side used wooden sticks and bricks. The injured - Abdul Karim, Mohammad Nawaz, Dad Mohammad, Saeen Bux and Abdul Qadir - were taken to the Kandhkot Civil Hospital. The A-section police registered case against both the groups but no arrest was reported till filing the report.