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A policeman kidnapped by kacha dacoits from Rahim Yar Khan’s riverine Machka space two days in the past has been rescued by the Punjab Police in an operation, a spokesperson introduced on Sunday.
On Thursday, a bunch of kacha bandits blew up two police automobiles with a rocket in Machka, martyring 12 cops and wounding six others.
Constable Ahmed Nawaz was kidnapped by robbers closely armed with subtle fashionable weaponry after the assault on police cell.
In a press release, Rizwan Omar Gondal, District Police Officer (DPO) Rahim Yar Khan, stated that the police division was working with full energy within the riverine areas.
Constable Nawaz was reportedly launched in alternate for dacoit Jabbar Lolai, who had been in police custody, in accordance with sources cited by Geo News. However, the police have neither confirmed nor denied this alternate.
A video circulating on social media confirmed kacha bandits celebrating with gunfire following the discharge of their confederate.
After Nawaz’s launch, Punjab Police Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar met with the constable’s household to tell them of his secure return.
Dr Anwar acknowledged that each member of the Punjab Police was essential to the drive, and Nawaz’s restoration was a high precedence for his division. He additionally emphasised that the Punjab Police have been ready to deal firmly with terrorists, assailants, and criminals.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz appreciated the police on a profitable operation in kacha to securely recuperate the kidnapped constable.
She praised DPO Gondal and his workforce, saying they’d executed a commendable job. She expressed her finest needs for Constable Nawaz and his household, and stated: “We thank Allah Almighty for his secure restoration.”
Bandit teams in riverine areas have all the time been a hurdle in sustaining legislation and order for the provincial governments in Sindh and Punjab regardless of conducting a number of operations to remove them.
A National Action Plan implementation overview committee determined in a gathering on the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) headquarters in April to launch a joint operation of Sindh and Punjab police forces towards infamous dacoits of the kacha areas in Sindh.
The directives have been issued by Interior Minister Naqvi who chaired the high-level assembly attended by the inside secretary, heads of Nacta and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), police chiefs of Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and provincial residence secretaries.
