PO carrying Rslm head money held in Kohat operation

KOHAT: District police officer Mansoor Aman has said a proclaimed of fender carrying Re1 million head money has been arrested after an encounter in the mountains.He had been absconding for more than three decades.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he said PO Nazar Hussain was overpowered after a five-hour-long operation. He said the outlaws was wanted by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab police in 22 cases of murders, attempted murders, extortion, robberies and other crimes.

Accompanied by DSP and SHO Lachi, Mr Aman said the police also seized two hand grenades, a Kalashnikov and four magazines from him. He said during last six months the police had arrested 180 POs and recovered huge quantity of weapons from them in special operations. They were involved in kidnappings and other heinous crimes.

Source: Dawn