Special teams of police have been formed to arrest these people
PESHAWAR
Peshawar police have arrested 42 miscreants for torching and damaging government properties and installations and formed special teams to arrest others involved in ransacking, looting and vehicles’ destruction in the city.
Police spokesman told media that CCTV footage from the areas including Balahisr Fort, Radio Pakistan and provincial assembly has been collected for identification of the miscreants entering government properties, offices and sensitive installations. Special teams of police, he said, have been formed to arrest these people.
He said raids were also being conducted to arrest the local leaders, MNAs and MPAs from Tehreek Insaf for their involvement in inciting the people for attack on government properties. He said cases against the MPAs and MNAs would be registered once their involvement in these anti-state activities was proven.
The spokesman further said that protestors damaged government properties and installations at Motorway Interchange, Dalazak Road, Kabootar Chowk and General Bus Stand; however the major losses were incurred to properties at Suray Pull near the provincial assembly and Radio Pakistan.
In the Hashtnagri area, he said the protestors broke the locks of various shops and escaped with looted goods while window panes of some plaza were stoned and broken on the GT Road. At Bacha Khan Chowk the signboards of Directorate of Capital Metropolitan and Mayor office were uprooted and taken away by the protestors.
He said so far 42 protestors involved in damage to government properties have been arrested and teams have been formed to arrest the other involved accused.
