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Lankan among 118 suspects arrested in Peshawar
Jun 22, 201411:52 PM
A Sri Lankan national who has been living illegally in Peshawar for the last eight months has been arrested, during a massive search operation today which resulted in the arrest of more than 118 illegal residents, Pakistani media reported.
According to SSP Operations, Najeeb-ur-Rehman, the search operation was conducted in phase 6 and 7 of Hayatabad, a posh township adjoining tribal areas.
He said that illegal arms and ammunition were also recovered from many of the arrested suspects.
The Sri Lankan who was also among the arrested from the posh Hayatabad Township, bordering Khyber Agency has been living in Peshawar illegally for last eight months.
The suspects were shifted to undisclosed location for interrogation.
He said that more than 700 police officials including lady police personnel took part in the operation. Sniffer dogs were also used in the Phase 6 and the Phase 7 of the Hayatabad Township area raids.
He said that the operation in North Waziristan tribal region was also a reason that the suspects may intrude in posh township areas. The operation started at about 5am and was launched after the paramilitary forces received a tip-off about the presence of suspects in the area.
Station House Officer (SHO) of Tatara Police Station Riaz Khan said that the operation was divided in eight phases. The most of the suspects in Hayatabad were living illegally or could not provide identification documents, he said. An investigation to determine their identity was underway, he said.
Previously, a number of suspects living in parts of Peshawar including Hayatabad had been arrested, which prompted the provincial government to enact a law in order to trace the illegal residents in the area.
