Punjab police say acted in self-defence after TLP attack
LAHORE: Supporters of banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) attacked a police station and kidnaped a senior officer and four others in Lahore, according to Punjab police.
In a statement on Sunday, police said that “today in the early morning, miscreants attacked Nawankot Police Station where Rangers and Police officers were trapped inside the police station and DSP Nawankot kidnapped and taken to the markaz.”
“At least one oil tanker with 50,000 litres of petrol has been taken by the miscreants to the markaz,” it said.
According to the statement, the miscreants were armed and attacked Rangers/police with petrol bombs.
“Police and Rangers pushed them back and took back the possession of the police station,” it said, adding that police did not plan or conduct any operation against the mosque or the madressah.
“The action, if any, was in self-defence and to protect public property.”
— Punjab Police Official (@OfficialDPRPP) April 18, 2021
According to Dawn News, at least three protesters were killed and several others injured during the clash in Lahore.
The clarification came following reports that police and Rangers had launched an operation to break up a protest in Lahore.
The protests became earlier this week after the arrest of Saad Hussain Rizvi, chief of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in Lahore.
The government banned the group and revoked the identity card of Rizvi.
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