260 booked for looting relief goods

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DERA GHAZI KHAN: The administration has failed to control theft and snatching incidents in the flood-affected areas as the Rojhan police have registered a case against 260 people, 10 of them nominated, on the charge of stealing goods at Mauza Sailatani’s warehouse.

According to the FIR, a police team found scores of people stealing food items at the warehouse.

The mob took away relief goods worth Rs900,000 and some of them deprived the duty constable of his mobile phone and Rs32,000.

Police registered a case against 260 people under section 382 of PPC.

Published in Dawn, September 7th, 2022

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