Punjab police refuse to cooperate in Kacha area operation, leave midway

LAHORE:

According to Punjab police officers, they refused to take part in an operation against bandits in the Kacha area of ​​Rajanpur and disembarked from their transport on the way. Express News.

25 Farooqabad police personnel deployed for the operation refused to enter the Kacha area and alighted at Zahir Pir junction four days ago.

The officers reportedly told their superiors: “We are responsible for our own security, but under no circumstances will we take part in the operation in the Kacha area.”

Following the officers’ refusal, their supervisors wrote a report recommending disciplinary action against the 25 officers.

Punjab Police Inspector General Usman Anwar has since sent replacement personnel and the new contingent has arrived in Rahim Yar Khan. Anwar said: “We now have full deployment in the Kacha area and there will be no absence of officers.”

The operation in the Kacha region follows a major attack by bandits four days ago in which 12 police officers were killed.

In response, the Punjab government, in collaboration with Sindh, decided to launch a joint operation in the area. IG Punjab Usman Anwar visited the Kacha area four days ago to boost the morale of the officers.

The region, notorious for its organized crime gangs, has long been a hotbed of kidnappings for ransom. Such gangs have been active in the riverine areas of southern Sindh and central Punjab for decades.