Source: ET
LAHORE: The police on Tuesday released three Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) men in exchange for the release of eight policemen held hostage by Chotu Mazari, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Sources said MPA Atif Mazari had struck the deal with Mazari’s aide Patt Umrani and secured the exchange.
On Monday, Chotu’s gang had released three civilian abductees on receipt of Rs2 million ransom.
The police hostages were released in the early hours of Tuesday morning at an agreed location.
Later, the police presented the released men in a press briefing.
Besides releasing three of Chotu’s men, known to be members of LJ, the police also agreed to remove pickets from some river Indus islands and all but handed over the entire Kacha area to the bandits.