Peshawar: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) found a large arms cache in the houses of two Afghans arrested earlier this month for planning the assassination of two high profile political and religious figures. CID Additional Inspector General (AIG) Sajid Ali Khan told reporters on Wednesday that suspects Ahmad Shah, alias Allah Noor, and Wasif, alias Qaadir, alias Lefty revealed the addresses of their houses in Tajabad. Police raided the houses on Tuesday night and found three Kalashnikovs, 19 hand grenades and 140 rounds. He said the CID did not know the address of the third suspect, Rozi Khan. AIG Khan said the CID also found a one-page letter written in Persian that they suspected contained information about the group’s plans. The letter has not been translated yet. He said the accomplices of the accused were still at large. The arrested gang had received Rs 4 million to assassinate the chiefs of two religious political parties, said Mr Khan.
| I wonder which religious parties? And who they got the dough from? |
He said the gang was wanted for more than 120 murders, robberies and rapes. He said the gang was also suspected in last month’s rocket attack on the CID police station. staff report. |