TAXILA: The Attock police on Tuesday netted 13 outlaws including five gamblers besides recovering over three kilogram hashish.

Moreover, the Injra Police of Attock on Tuesday busted a gambling den and arrested five gamblers red handed while seizing bet money and gambling tools from the den. According to the police spokesman, a police team acting on a tip off raided a gambling den and caught five persons gambling.

Gambling tools and bet money worth Rs 159,500 was also seized during the raid.

Police have registered a case against the accused and launched further investigation.

Meanwhile, a man deprived of cash worth millions in a robbery in Wah.

According to police sources, Zahid was going towards his house while drawing money from local bank when reached near his house, three armed men, equipped with different weapons intercepted him and on gun point snatched cash worth $10,000 and Pakistani currency worth Rs100,000 and fled away.

The Wah Cantonment police have registered a case against unknown robbers and launched further investigation.

Published in Dawn, May 10th, 2023

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