SHANGLA
The district police foiled an armed attack by miscreants on house of MPA Faisal Zeb in Tetowalan area late Thursday night and forced the miscreants to retrieve.
The spokesman of Shangla police said here Friday that miscreants managed to escape from the scene while taking advantage of dark, however on the directions of Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand Sajjad Khan and under the supervision of DPO Shangla, a search operation started in the area to arrest the culprits.
An FIR has also been registered and the police is conducting preliminary investigation from every angle in this regard, he said adding that no casualty was reported in the attack.
The RPO contacted MPA Faisal Zeb and said that the incident seemed to be a reaction of an arrest of alleged suspect of a firing attack Faizullah, carried out a few months ago and sent to jail. According to RPO, two accused of the previous firing attack were arrested for interrogation while more investigation was underway.
He said that Shangle police are always ready and alert to protect the lives and property of masses and would not allow anyone to sabotage peace in the area.
