The Sabzi Mandi police said on Monday they foiled a robbery and arrested two dacoits who were trying to escape after snatching money from a trader in sector I-11. According to details, Jehangir Abbasi, a trader, was coming to Sabzi Mandi from Murree along with Mubashir Amin, truck driver and conductor Shah Nawaz.
They were intercepted by two armed men near a wheat warehouse and asked to drive the truck toward a slum. The robbers then snatched Rs. 3, 50,000 from the trader and injured the truck driver A police team headed by Sabzi Mandi police station SHO Abid Ikram and including ASI Asif Hussain Shah and other officials reached the scene and cordoned off the area. Another police patrolling team which was in the vicinity at the time of the incident also came to assist the Sabzi Mandi police. The policemen managed to arrest the two dacoits, identified as Qaiser Mehmud and Asmat Ullah. The looted cash, a pistol and a dagger were also recovered from their possession.
Heroin seized: The city police on Monday arrested four outlaws from various areas and seized 1.6 kilogram of heroin, two 30-bore pistols and cash from their possession. A police spokesman said said the police nabbed two drug pushers, Gul Zaman anad Raj Wali, during special checking of the city and recovered 1.16kg heroin and one 30-bore pistol from them. In another raid, the CIA police nabbed a dacoit, Kashif, and recovered one 30-bore pistol from him while ASI Asif Hussain Shah arrested a pickpocket and recovered cash from him. Separately, Aabpara police arrested two youngsters, Asad Latif and Qasim Ali for their alleged involvement in one-wheeling.
