14 gangs of dacoits operating in Katcha area of Sindh: CM  

• CM said operation meant elimination of dacoits in area.
• CM was told black sheep had been identified in police force.
• He directed police to coordinate with Punjab and Balochistan police.

SUKKUR:  Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar presiding over an overall law & order at the DC Office reviewed the arrangements of the upcoming full and final but what he termed a `decisive’ operation against the dacoits in the Riverine Area for which he gave blanket approvals of all the requirements.

The meeting was attended by Minister Home Brig (retd) Haris Nawaz, IG Police Riffat Mukhtar, 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.

Talking about the strategies, 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 identified.

CM was told that black sheep had been identified in the police force and action against them was in progress so that the strategy and line of action of the operation may not leak to the dacoits.

CM said that the police must take steps to curb honey traps. He suggested deployment of the policemen in plain clothes at the frequently used stops should be made apart from setting up police pickets at the routes used by the honey trappers. At this, the IG police told the CM that they had identified 42 such points where the deployment would be made.

The IG Police said that the intelligence-based search operation at hotels, bus stops, and crossing points has been started and specialised IT teams have been working on honey-trapping.

The CM was also told that 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.

The IG police said that two mini-police lines in Kashmore and one in Shikarpur were being established.

The IG police sharing the achievements of the Larkana Range police said that 49 encounters were carried out, in which three dacoits were killed, 13 injured, 26 arrested, 1061 absconders arrested, and 50 weapons were recovered and were saved from the honey trap.

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The Chief Minister directed the police to coordinate with the Punjab Police and police of the Balochistan.