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| MPA, supporters free suspect in 'counter raid' |
| 2014-07-21 |
| [DAWN] Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA Rana Shoaib Idrees allegedly attacked Khurrianwala police station along with his supporters, thrashed three on-duty policemen and freed a man arrested from his outhouse in a raid. According to sources, Khurrianwala police late on Friday raided the MPA's outhouse to arrest a PO, Iqbal, carrying Rs100,000 head money on charges of being involved in a case of terrorism, murder and attempt to murder. The sources said during the raid the PO could not be found at the outhouse but the police arrested his brother Zulfiqar, also wanted in some criminal cases, besides recovering a Kalashnikov and ammunition from there. On being informed of the raid and the arrest, sources said, the MPA, along with dozens of his supporters besieged the police station and started chanting slogan against the police officials. They also pelted the police station building with stones, they added. Sensing the situation, policemen closed the main gate of the police station. However, some of the MPA's supporters managed to open the gate. The sources said, the MPA, along with his supporters entered the police station and brutally thrashed three on-duty policemen. The intruders also got released the arrested man. |
| Posted by:Fred |