F.P. Report
LAKKI MARWAT: Three hardened criminals and a woman were killed and two policemen including a deputy superintendent of police were wounded in a gun battle between police and a gang of criminals in Paharkhel Pakka village of the district on the night between Monday and Tuesday.
“After receiving credible information about presence of Inamullah Marwat, the kingpin of Inam criminals’ gangs along with his accomplices in the village, a large contingent of police was sent to the area”, district police officer Qasim Ali Khan told journalists at his office on Tuesday. He said that policemen from Lakki Marwat and Tank districts assisted by commandos of Elite Force, Quick Response Force and armoured personnel carrier vehicles took part in the operation against criminals’ gangs.
“Inam Marwat gang was active in Tank and Lakki Marwat and it had carried out criminal and terrorist activities in both districts”, maintained the official, adding that the ringleader of the gang was a sign of terror and frighten and a constant threat to the peace in southern districts.
Flanked by DPO Tank Arif Khan, he said that the law enforcers came under firing attack when they reached the remote rural area at night and started laying siege around the hideout of criminals. “The criminals also hurled hand grenades at the cops”, he added. He said the operation to bring hardened criminals into clutches of law started at around 9:30 pm and concluded at 5:30 am in the morning. He said that DSP Tank Khalid Mehmood and Elite Force personnel Ahmad Jan sustained bullet wounds in encounter with criminals and were shifted to hospital.
“When fire exchange stopped policemen searched the house and found the bodies of Inam Marwat, Mursaleen and Bilqiaz”, said district police chief, adding that body of a woman was also found from a room from where the criminals attacked law enforcers. Qasim said that the cops also seized three SMG rifles and ammunition lying along the bodies of killed criminals at the place. He said that the killed outlaws were wanted by Tank police in dozens of murder, attempted murder, extortion, narcotics selling, and terrorism related cases. He said that Inam Marwat was wanted in 42 cases including an attack on a passenger coach last year wherein 11 passengers were killed.
The DPO said that with killing of the kingpin along with two accomplices the gang had been eliminated as its two members had already been arrested. “The elimination of gang will have far reaching impacts on improvement of law and order, promotion of peace and curbing crimes in both Lakki Marwat and Tank districts”, he asserted.
