Dera police arrest 8 outlaws during search, strike operation in Paharpur
Pakistani policemen escort the police van carrying a suspect accused of raping and murdering a young girl as they leave an anti-terrorist court in Lahore on January 24, 2018.Pakistani police on January 23 arrested the key suspect accused of raping and murdering a young girl in a case that enraged the country and stoked fears a serial killer was preying on children in the city of Kasur. The killing of six-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen -- the 12th child found raped and murdered in Kasur within a two-kilometre radius in the last two years -- sparked riots, with thousands swarming police stations and setting fire to politicians' homes, accusing authorities of inaction. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI (Photo credit should read ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
DI KHAN, Dec 04 (INP): The Dera police have arrested 8 outlaws during a search and strike operation conducted in Paharpur Division after recent terrorist attacks on police. According to the police spokesman, a large-scale search and strike operation was carried out against criminals in Paharpur division after recent firing attacks on police. According to the police spokesman, on the direction of the District Police Officer Dera Nasir Mahmood, the search and strike operation against criminal elements in Paharpur Division continues for the second day. Police Station Paharpur, Police Station Giloti, Police Station Shaheed Nawab Khan, Police Station Bandkorai, Police Station Yarik conducted a search operation in 17 villages/towns, while 82 suspects were taken into custody. During the search of houses, weapons and ammunition including 02 Kalashnikovs, four 30-bore pistols, 01 gun and 81 cartridges and 45 grams of hashish were recovered. The police registered separate cases against the eight arrested accused and started further investigations. The spokesman said that launching this operation was aimed at ensuring law and order besides controlling the activities of criminals in the area.
