LAHORE: Under the leadership of Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the Katcha Grand Operation continued on the 43rd day with vigorous operations and the Punjab Police is achieving success in crushing the resistance of dacoits and criminals.
According to details, Rahim Yar Khan Police entered Katcha Rajwani and took control of hideout of Meera Lathani, the mastermind of the kidnap-for-ransom cases in Rajwani Peninsula, while further progress is also underway.
Spokesperson Punjab Police said that the police entered the dangerous Katcha Rajwani Peninsula after a fierce exchange of fire with the bandits under the leadership of DPO Rahim Yar Khan Rizwan Umar Gondal. The spokesperson of the Punjab Police further said that the dacoits were taking advantage of the vast island in the middle of the Indus River and were continuously resisting the police with heavy weapons, but for the final and decisive action of the police, modern technology There was a positive result was achieved.
The spokesperson of Punjab Police said that with the help of drone technology, the police fired pinpoint shots at the positions of the dacoits and blew up the fronts & hideouts of the dacoits Mira Lathani’s . DPO Rizwan Umar Gondal said that the police used boats to enter Katcha Rajwani with the help of armored vehicles from different sides, Rizwan Umar Gondal DPO said. He said that dacoit Meera Lathani had dug trenches against the police in Katcha Rajwani. Chains/ handcuffs were found to tie the hostages for ransom in Katcha Rajwani.
The DPO further said that police are moving forward and bandits would be evicted from Katcha Rajwani forever. He further said that three dacoits were killed and 28 arrested in the Katcha operation of Rahim Yar Khan Police, which is underway for for 43 days.
Moreover, five dacoits surrendered to police. A large number of dangerous weapons have also been seized. RPO Bahawalpur Rai Babar Saeed said that in Katcha, the police have destroyed dozens of ambushes, hideouts and fronts of dacoits and burnt them down. He said that a number of police camps have been set up to make the comeback of Katcha criminals impossible.
