2 cops held for allegedly snatching cash

ATTOCK - Two cops sent to lock up for allegedly snatching cash from five persons in the jurisdiction of Attock Saddar police station. Police are on the hunt to arrest their accomplices. A case has been registered against them. Khurram Khan r/o Langar told police that on 16/9/2022, he along with his friends Yasir Shahzad, Khalid Jamshed, Hasan and Nadeem was present in Barotha at the residence (Dera) of Sadaqat to strike a property deal. During this deal, Sadaqat was making calls to someone on his cell phone. Suddenly at about 1145 pm, two police personnel HC Faisal Shahzad and constable/ driver Mudassar came there and threatened us of dire consequences and snatched Rs 558,000 from all of us. He further told police that Sadaqat (with whom property deal was being done) was also involved in the episode as he asked us to arrange Rs 50 thousand each to pay to the cops. As per the police sources, initially both the cops confessed their crime and both have been sent to lockup.

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