32 POs held during crackdown

SARGODHA, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Jun, 2026) The Sargodha district police, acting on the directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Sohaib Ashraf, arrested 32 proclaimed offenders (POs) and seven habitual criminals during a targeted crackdown across the district over the last 24 hours.

According to a police spokesperson on Wednesday, the arrested individuals included eight proclaimed offenders from Category A and 18 from Category B, along with seven habitual criminals. Legal proceedings have been initiated against all the apprehended suspects.

The DPO stated that all circle officers and Station House Officers (SHOs) were assigned special tasks to intensify search operations and patrolling within their respective jurisdictions. He emphasized that the net was being tightened around outlaws to eliminate street crime and other serious offenses from the district.