Attock crime news today centres on a police drive in which officers arrested 15 people accused of serious offences. According to The Nation, the suspects were charged under the laws that apply to their cases and then sent to jail. A police spokesman split the operation into a Fatehjang arrest, a Jand gambling raid and tenancy checks by the Fatehjang, New Airport and Pindigheb police stations.
Alleged rape attempt in Fatehjang
Fatehjang police arrested Muhammad Maqsood, who lives in village Mahoora, after a complaint that he tried to rape a teenage girl. The Nation reported that the case was filed by the girl's mother and that the investigation is still going on. The paper said people living nearby had welcomed how quickly police moved. The report presents the claim as an allegation and does not mention any court decision.
Gambling raid in Jand
Jand police raided a gambling den and arrested five men they said were caught while gambling. Stake money and other valuables worth Rs628,000 were recovered from them. The Nation named four of the five as Muhammad Saparas, Shahnawaz, Muhammad Tariq and Mudassar Khan, all from village Langar, and did not give the fifth man's name.
Police booked the group under the Gambling Act and said the next legal steps were already under way. The Nation called the raid successful.
Tenancy arrests in three police areas
The Attock police crackdown also included nine arrests over breaches of tenancy law in the Fatehjang, New Airport and Pindigheb police jurisdictions. Officers said they are checking rented homes for people who never told police they were staying there, both to spot suspicious residents and to keep order. Cases were registered under the Punjab Temporary Residence Act, which police used against those unreported stays.
The Nation named Fayyaz of Ichral; Sajjad, Ishaq and Zahoor of Layyah; Wasif of Bahawalpur; Naseer and Taj of Mohmand Agency; and Ghulam Shabbir of Pindigheb. That list has eight names, one fewer than the nine arrests police reported. The report does not identify the ninth person.
District police promise more action
Ali Bin Tariq, district police officer of Attock, praised the operations and said no soft line would be taken with people involved in crime. He said the force would keep guarding lives and property, and that "indiscriminate action will continue" against criminals, gamblers, rapists and people who violate tenancy laws. He asked citizens to cooperate and to report suspicious activity in their surroundings, linking that help to the aim of a society with less crime.
For readers following Attock crime news today, the published account stops once the arrests and cases are recorded. It does not include bail, hearing dates or any later order from a court.
