PESHAWAR: A nine-member gang of robbers were arrested and a 15-year-old girl committed suicide in Swat district on Wednesday, police said. Police spokesman told journalists in Mingora that clothes, two vehicles and a rickshaw used by the nine-member robbers’ gang including Afghan refugees were seized during a search and strike operation conducted by the Swat police last night. Two members of the gang, who were allegedly involved in robbing people, were backed by the six- members group of supporters and a local facilitator. Police claimed to have recovered over1.7 million looted money from their possession. The outlaw belonged to Afghanistan, Peshawar, Swat and Abottabad districts. In another incident, a 15-year-old girl committed suicide at tehsil Kabal in Swat district due to her poor mental condition. The gory incident occurred at Sorbat tehsil Bahrain where the ill-fated Shalo Bibi shot herself dead with a pistol. Police have registered a case and started an investigation. APP
