RAHIM YAR KHAN   -   In a major operation near the Bhong area of Sadiqabad tehsil, police on Sunday claimed to have killed three notorious dacoits. The crimi­nals, identified as Qadir Baksh Dashti, Daloosh Dasti, and Niaz Bakhrani, were responsible for the murder of four police constables—Akbar Gopang, Imtiaz, Jahangir, and Tariq—during an attack on a police picket in the Indus Riverine area in August 2024. Acting on intelligence about the dacoits’ presence in Jugnoo Bagh, a remote part of the Kacha area in Bhong, police launched a targeted operation. A heavy exchange of gunfire ensued, leading to the deaths of the three dacoits. How­ever, several others managed to flee into nearby sugarcane fields. Police recovered weapons, in­cluding rounds and Kalashnikovs, from the slain criminals. District Police Officer Rizwan Umar Gondal emphasized that there are no “No Go Ar­eas” in Rahim Yar Khan district and assured that police are using the latest technologies and intel­ligence to eradicate criminal elements.