NAROWAL: The Sialkot Police claim to have arrested a man accused of killing a girl 17 years ago for refusing to marry him.
The Sialkot Police spokesperson said as part of a special campaign to arrest declared criminals in old and pending cases, the Sabz Pir police arrested a man who was wanted for more than 17 years in a murder case.
He said Sabz Pir police had registered a murder case against Naeem Salamat in 2009.
He said the accused wanted to marry a girl but herfather had refused his proposal.
In anger, the accused had allegedly shot and killed the girl and went into hiding.
The spokesperson said that the accused kept changing his whereabouts in different parts of the country, including Sindh, Balochistan and Azad Kashmir, to avoid arrest.
He said that he also changed his identity and identification documents several times.
Sialkot DPO Capt retd Dost Muhammad had tasked Sabz Pir SHO to arrestthe accused.
The spokesperson said that a police team had traced and arrested the accused using modern technology, human intelligence sources and professional skills.
He said that the arrested accused would be presented in a court as per the law.
The DPO has announcedto award certificates and cash prizes to the SHO and his team for their excellent performance.
SMUGGLER CAUGHT: The Sialkot Police claimed to have arrested an interprovincial drug dealer who smuggled drugs from Peshawar and supplied those to different parts of Pakistan.
Police claimed that an investigation team of Hajipura police arrested alleged smuggler Muhammad Imran after tracing him with the help of human intelligence and modern technology.
The police also claimed to have recovered 5.4kg of fine quality hashish, 300 grams of ice and 120 grams of heroin from the arrested accused.
Sialkot Police spokesperson said that the accused had been wanted by the Anti Narcotics Force and was a record holder.
He claimed that the accused smuggled drugs from Peshawar and supplied them to Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and other districts.
He claimed the accused received orders through online contacts and had a network of youth to deliver the drugs to his customers.
He said that with the arrest of the accused, an important link in the inter-provincial drug supply chain had been broken.
He said that the police investigation team was investigating other drug suppliers, facilitators and the home delivery network.