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HARIPUR: Members of the Mashwani tribe here on Wednesday blocked the GT Road in protest against delay in arrest of a teenager’s killers.
The protesters who arrived in groups from different villages of Sirikot staged a sit-in at the Paniyan Chowk.
The protest started at around 3pm and ended at 7.30pm when the police officials gave them assurance about incorporation of terrorism sections in the FIR and arrest of the accused within a week.
The traffic remained suspended for over four and half hours on the road, stressing the commuters out as the protesters refused to disperse till the arrest of accused charged with the murder of Zohaib Shah 17, a son of a former Dheenda union council nazim.
Villagers block road for hours to demand arrest of murderer
National
February 4, 2021
HARIPUR: Several villagers belonging to Mashwani tribe here on Wednesday blocked the road to demand the arrest of alleged assassins of one of their tribe members.
The protesters, who arrived in groups from different villages of surrounding areas of Sirikot, staged a sit-in at Paniyan Chowk on the GT Road.
The protest started at around 3pm and ended at 7.30pm when the local police gave them assurance about incorporation of terrorism sections in the FIR and arrest of accused within next 7 days.
The flow of traffic remained suspended for over four and half hours, exposing the commuters and motorists to difficulties as the protesters refused to disperse till the arrest of accused charged with the murder of Zohaib Shah 17, son of Sanaullah Shah, former nazim of Dheenda union council.