Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Culprits behind Rawalpindi tragedy identified


Rawalpindi: Police and district administration have provided initial details to the fact finding committee formed to probe the Rawalpindi incident and more than 40 culprits involved in the incident have identified with the help of CCTV cameras, say media reports.
Situation remained tense in Rawalpindi as traders of Raja Bazar took to the street on Monday after curfew was lifted.
According to media reports the judicial commission and fact finding committee formed to probe the incident has started their work. Police and district administration have provided initial details to the fact finding committee. More than 40 culprits involved in the incident have identified with the help of CCTV cameras.
The protesters pelted stones on media personnel while army continued patrolling sensitive areas to avert any untoward incident.
Majority of attackers belonged to other cities. Police teams will also visit Parachinar and Gilgit-Baltistan and seek assistance of intelligence agencies to arrest the culprits.
On the other hand, CM Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif presided a high level meeting on Monday. The meeting decided to suspend RPO Rawalpindi Zaeem Iqbal on negligence. He will be replaced by IG Counter Terrorism Department, Aftab Cheema.
Meanwhile, all public and private schools and market in Rawalpindi will remain open today (Tuesday).
The sectarian clash that prompted the curfew occurred Friday. Ten people were killed in the clash and 56 people were wounded.

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