NAROWAL: The public protested against the police on Monday after nine incidents of thef t and robbery in Zafarwal late on Sunday.

They set tyres on fire and suspended trafhc from Zaf arwal to other cities for three hours. They chanted slogans against the police and the Zaf arwal administration.

Robbers struck the houses of Muhammad Imran, army officer Muhammad Parvez, Muhammad Farooq and Saddam Hussein in Amaral village, Muhammad Siddique and Muhammad Hussain in village Padthal and Muhammad Ayub, Qasim Ali and Fayyaz Ahmed in Marara village.

Protesters said that thieves and dacoits stole gold ornaments worth millions of rupees from houses.Muhammad Younis and Rashid Ali said that apparently, police gave free hand to thieves and dacoits across the district.

Abdul Hameed and Anjum Ali said the police did not register FIRs of thefts and robberies and instead of providing protection to citizens, the police are colluding with thieves and robbers.

The protesters blocked traffic at Khatm-iNabubat Chowk in Zafarwal where a police team came to talk to protesters. The protesters, however, demanded that the inspector general of pohce suspend the Zafarwal station house officer and the deputy superintendent of police.

Hundreds of protesters from Zafarwal city and surrounding areas protested against the police for three hours.

DSP Qasim Ali said that the police are raiding placesforthe arrestofthe accused.