KARACHI: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 33 suspects after violence erupted during an anti-encroachment drive at Shafiq Mor. The police said that the angry mob attacked the police and district administration, causing injuries to them, blocked main roads, resorted to firing and attacked vehicles with stones. According to a police statement, on Friday night, the district administration carried out an anti-encroachment drive on Shah Waliullah Road at Haji Agha Hotel in the limits of Samanabad. During the drive, the owner of the hotel, namely Mohammed Hashim, and his employees put up resistance and attacked both police and district administration officials, resulting in injuries to…
33 held, booked under ATA for resisting anti-encroachment drive
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