Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Several criminal suspects detained in Baghlan province

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 – Gen. Syed Zamanuddin Hussaini, provincial security chief for northern Baghlan province following a press conference on Wednesday said, at least 11 criminal suspects in charges of murder, kidnap and armed robberies in this province.


Gen. Hussaini further added, among the 11 detained criminals at least 5 of them are charged for murder cases, 5 suspects are charged for armed robberies and one of the suspect is charged for kidnap cases.
He also said, the suspects were detained following operations by Afghan police forces from various regions of northern Baghlan province.

According to Gen. Hussaini, an Afghan civilian was murdered in Shamraq area of Pul-e-Khumri city by at least four of the detained suspects and fled to Samangan province and were finally arrested by Afghan security forces along with five others carrying out armed robberies in Salang highway and Ahan Dara of Pul-e-Khumri city.

Gen. Hussaini said, Afghan security forces also seized an AK-47 assault rifle from the detained suspects.
Provincial security chief Gen. Zamanuddin Hussaini said, one of the detained suspect was arrested by Afghan security forces while he was struggling to murder a taxi driver after kidnapping him in Baghlan-Kunduz highway and was taken to Jar-e-Khost area of central Baghlan district.

The freed taxi driver praised the activities of Afghan police forces and urged the residents of northern Baghlan province for further cooperation with the police forces.

Meanwhile, Afghan police forces earlier arrested Qari Yousuf, a local Taliban commander for the charges of a security official assassination in Tala-Barfak district.

Report by Ajmal Omeri, Baghlan province.
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