Haripur:
A robbery suspect, who was sought by the Punjab police in several cases of atrocious nature, escaped under the custody of Haripur Police in a condition injured Monday night. However, he was later arrested after the police authorities took action in the early hours of Tuesday.
Taking note of the incident, the district police officer suspended four service police officers from the service and ordered the registration of a case against him.
The sources of the Police Department said that the injured suspect identified as Nasir de Gujranwala was arrested during a police meeting in Rangeela Road by the City Police on May 26. Punjab police were looking for the dangerous Dacoit in several cases, including theft and theft.
The defendant was under treatment at the Hospital of the District headquarters last night from where he escaped from police custody “cheating” some service police officers, the sources added.
Shortly after their escape, the police cordoned off the entire district to arrest the accused of escaping. According to the sources, the DPO issued orders to its subordinate police officers to arrest the defendant within 24 hours, otherwise they would also be suspended.
All border routes were then closed by the team police teams and the defendant was finally forwarded near Taxila in the last hour of the night, the sources added. In the restart of the accused, reliable sources said that the defendant was escaped from police custody due to the local facilitator.
Due to the strong reaction of the DPO, the defendant was returned to the limits of the Haripur district through the local facilitator because the defendant was seriously injured after the police meeting and could not escape the hospital under the custody of the police alone.
When he contacted, Haripur police spokesman said the defendant is a history Sheter, since at least 10 cases were recorded against him in Haripur, Kamoke (Gujranwala) and Lahore’s police stations.
