Ringleader Najmal-ul-Hassan, alias Pheni, killed in encounter
\nShinwari
\nPESHAWAR
\nThe Capital City Police on Monday claimed to have successfully eliminated notorious members of the Pheni gang, allegedly involved in extortion, illegal land grabbing, and attacks on law-enforcement personnel, during a major operation in the Daudzai area of Peshawar.
\nAccording to Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Peshawar Dr Mian Saeed, five members of the gang, including the gang leader Najmal-ul-Hassan, alias Pheni has been killed in police operation.
\nHe said the operation was carried out by the Special Operations Team in Daudzai area, foiled a potentially serious threat to law and order.
\nAccording to officials, the police had received intelligence that an organized gang was planning attacks against law enforcement personnel.
\nActing on the information, police confronted the gang in a targeted encounter, resulting in the deaths of Najmal-ul-Hassan, Hameed, Bilal, Haji Malang, and Kamranullah.
\nThe gang was operating under the patronage of notorious Peshawar-based criminals Lal Sher and Jan Sher, was involved in at least 30 target killings across various districts of the province, said police.
\nIts victims included police personnel, political figures, and members of vulnerable communities. Among its high-profile attacks were attempts on former Nazim Momin Khan and his brother, as well as an assault on a transgender man near Iqbal Plaza, who sustained injuries.
\nThe gang leader, Najmal-ul-Hassan, had recently confessed in a video statement to the killing of a police constable, highlighting the group\u2019s organized and audacious criminal activities.
\n\u201cThis gang posed a serious challenge to the writ of the state and the safety of citizens. The timely action of our officers has averted a major threat to law and order,\u201d said CCPO Peshawar.
\nThe police termed the operation as a major success and confirmed that the gang has been completely neutralized.
\nThe CCPO reiterated that law enforcement agencies will continue to take decisive action against organized criminal networks targeting political and social figures, as well as security personnel, to ensure public safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ringleader Najmal-ul-Hassan, alias Pheni, killed in encounter Shinwari PESHAWAR The Capital City Police on Monday claimed to have successfully eliminated notorious members of the Pheni gang, allegedly involved in extortion, illegal land grabbing, and attacks on law-enforcement personnel, during a major operation in the Daudzai area of Peshawar. According to Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-522830","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n