ISLAMABAD - Kohsar police have booked as many as 22 persons under multiple charges after they had fired and pelted stones the officials of Capital Development Authority (CDA) when they reached Talhar Village for conducting an anti-encroachment operation, informed sources on Saturday.
A case was registered under sections /506ii/353/186/148/149 of PPC against Mirza, Arshad, Kausar, Khizar, Moazam, Juma Khan, Shah Jahan and 15 other unknown armed accused on complaint of Ateeq Ur Rehman, Assistant Director Environment, CDA Islamabad, they said. Police have arrested an accused while others are still at large, sources said.
According to sources, CDA AD Environment Ateeq Ur Rehman lodged complaint with PS Kohsar officials stating that he along with his enforcement team,
AC City Islamabad and other staff reached at Talhar Village to demolish illegally built houses in Zone 3 as per directions of Supreme Court of Pakistan when Mirza and his armed men appeared from somewhere.
He said the armed mob launched an attack on the enforcement team and other government officials besides pelting us with stones.
He added the attackers also hurled death threats at them. The CDA officer appealed to police to register a case against the accused and to arrest them. Police have filed a case against the accused and nabbed the accused, sources said.
They said raids are being carried out to arrest the other accused.
