Dacoits in Ghotki accuse police of extorting money

Published November 14, 2014
Dacoits protesting against alleged police extortion in Ghotki. — DawnNews screengrab
Dacoits protesting against alleged police extortion in Ghotki. — DawnNews screengrab

GHOTKI: In an event of its own kind, dozens of armed dacoits in Sindh’s Ghotki district have come out in the open, complaining that the local police is extorting money from them.

Dacoits have been operating in Ghotki for years and looting members of the public.

SP Ghotki Ibrar Hussain has termed the protest the result of hard work being done by the police. At the same time, he denied that the police has been extorting any money from them.

The SP claimed that the police had made the dacoits illegal activities difficult by cracking down on them.

"This is a success for police that the dacoits are protesting," he said.

However, the officer did not indicate whether the police would arrest the dacoits. He also said that the robbers were carrying the latest arms available in the market.

The SP refused to comment on how the dacoits managed to procure the latest weapons, as well as who was patronising them.

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