Lahore: Mughal Pura police have claimed to arrest a gangster Waqar Alias Noni for dacoities who had made a plan to kill former president Pervaiz Musharraf.Police have handed over the accused to investigation wing for further investigation .
According to spokesman of Lahore operations police,SP Civil Lines Imtiaz Sarwar directed SDPO Mughalpura Abdul Qayyum Gondal for the arrest of the dacoits after rising crimes in his under control area who constituted a special team under the command of SHO Mughal Pura Adnan Masud for the arrest the culprits.
The said team on receiving an information about Waqar alias Noni,conducted a raid and arrested him along with his one fellow Abu Bakar while planning for a dacoity whereas the other Hamza managed to escape.Police have recovered illicit weapons ,3 bikes,22 mobile phones,a TV set,one lakh,eleven thousands and five hundred Rs from them.
According to the DSP Abdul Qayyum ,the accused have confessed number of dacoities in Mughalpura,Baghbanpura,Faisal Town,Mustafa Abad,Harbanspura,Ghaziabad,Johar Town and other parts of the city.The accused Waqar alias Noni disclosed that he had been sentenced for five years for murder attack on former president Pervaiz Musharraf .
SP Civil Lines Imtiaz Sarwar has announced commendatory certificates and cash reward for the police team.