09 rioters of Rawalpindi carnage arrested
- November 22, 2013, 2:16 pm
- National News
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RAWALPINDI, Nov 20 (INP): Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested at least 12 key suspects involved in Rawalpindi tragedy riots from garrison city.
According to police, a man and his two sons are among those arrested with the help of CCTV footage. They were arrested from Westridge and Chuhar Chowk areas of the city.
Three of the suspects have confessed to the crime, while other were taken into custody on suspicion.
Some of the accused were identified as Munawar, Nayyar, Tayyab, Nasir and Tahir.
Police said that search operation was underway for arresting further culprits.
More than 60 people were identified with the help of CCTV footage, whereas, 12 suspects have been arrested so far.
In the mean time, Inspector General Punjab removed SSP Operations Rawalpindi from his post. The removed officer was directed to report to central police office.
