The Punjab Police Kacha area operation continued and entered into 60 days on Wednesday. Police reported to have clear around sixty thousand acres of land recovered after a heavy loss to bandits gangs in the area. According to the spokesman of the Punjab Police, 12 desperate bandits have been killed during the past two months, while more than eight were injured, 26 surrendered and 51 bandits were arrested.

He said one policeman Muhammad Qasim was martyred while fighting the bandits and three officials were also injured. Around 60,000 acres of land considered as no-go area was cleared in the operation. Three police community schools and two dispensaries have been established in the areas cleared by the police, he added. He further said the police destroyed and burnt dozens of secret hideouts, ambushes and fronts of criminals. The criminal gangs have been wiped out and the writ of the government has been established in areas including Katcha Moro, Katcha Jamal, Katcha Imrani, Chak Kapra, Chak Chirag Shah, Jungo Thandi, Khairpur Bambili, Chak Chandia, Rakh Shahwali and Katcha Razi.

The spokesman said the head money criminals and gangs including Bangiani, Sukhani, Imrani, Lund, Dalani, Pitt and Sadani have been forced to flee. Police pickets have been established at several spots including ambushes, adding that the weapons recovered from the robbers include 12.7 machine guns (anti-aircraft), rocket launchers, G3, SMG, LMGs, Kalashnikovs, repeaters, hand grenades and hundreds of bullets. He said IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, RPO DG Khan and DPO Rajanpur are present along with the police personnel on the front line in the area of Kacha and are commanding the operation.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP