22 suspects found responsible for incident, says SSP

Author: Staff Report

A joint investigation team probing attacks on girls schools in Diamer has found 22 of the suspects in police custody responsible for the incident, Diamer SSP Roy Ajmal said on Friday.

He was speaking at a meeting attended by Gilgit Baltistan IGP Sanaullah Abbasi and other officials.

SSP Ajmal said that 25 cases had been registered against various miscreants in Chilas, Tangir and Darel after the August 2 incident in which more than a dozen schools – half of which were girls-only – had been burned down in Diamer.

The SSP said that 87 suspects were picked up during the operation, out of which a JIT has found 22 to be responsible for the incident, while the other 65 have been set free after the investigation.

“This way, all cases have been traced,” the SSP told the meeting, adding that the police is actively working towards finding all the other terrorists still at large in the region.

The SSP asked the participants to arrange a security equipment vehicle and more transport for the police, stating that the operation was taking longer to complete because the police did not have the facilities it required.

Published in Daily Times, October 20th 2018.

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