‘Decisive’ operation against dacoits in riverine area approved by CM

GHOTKI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister former Justice Maqbool Baqar, presiding over an overall law & order at the DC Office here, reviewed the arrangements of the upcoming ‘decisive’ operation against the dacoits in the riverine area for which he gave a blanket approval of all the requirements.

The meeting was attended by Minister Home Brig Haris Nawaz (retd), IG Police Riffat Mukhtar, DIG Sukkur Hamid Khoso, DIG Larkana Javed Jaskani, SSPs of different districts of Sukkur and Larkana divisions and other concerned officers.

The CM was told that there were 14 gangs of dacoits in Katcha area of Shikarpur and Kashmore. At this, the CM said that the operation meant the elimination of the dacoits in the area.

The IG Police told the CM that the right man for the right job policy has been finalised for the placement in the clean-up operation. He added that the analysis of CDRs of criminals, their relatives, B-parties and facilitators are being carried out. Moreover, black sheep had been identified in the police force and action against them was in progress.

The CM said that the police must take steps to curb honey traps. He suggested deployment of plainclothes at the frequently used routes used by the honey trappers.

He was told that 42 such points were identified where the deployment would be made. As many as 1680 police check posts were being established in the Katcha area of Kashmore and Shikarpur where 1680 policemen would be deployed before the launch of the operation.

Two mini-police lines in Kashmore and one in Shikarpur were being established having facilities of sniper training, lodging f, welfare wing, MT Section, and kitchen. He said that a joint control room of Kashmore and Shikarpur would also be established for monitoring and necessary action.

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