Monitoring Desk
KHOST CITY: The security personnel in Khost province have arrested five policemen in connection with the escape of an inmate from a police station.
Last week, provincial police headquarters reported they had arrested a group of armed criminals allegedly involve in robberies and other criminal activities.
Police spokesman Abdul Basir told media Afghan News one of the detainees escaped from the police station on December 28.
He said an investigation had been launched in this regard. Police conducted a search for the fleeing detainees. Qamar Ali Lakanwal, a public representative, expressed concern over the increasing activities of armed gangs in the city.
He alleged some security officials had links with robbers. He complained the police headquarters had yet to take any serous action.
A resident of Khost City, Qais, said law should be enforced in order to prevent robberies and curb the movement of illegal gunmen.
