SAMBA: Four virulent attackers who killed a woman and police under the jurisdiction of Police Station (PS) Bari Brahmana and Police Station, Vijaypur, respectively, have been apprehended by police under the general supervision of Senior Superintendent of Police, Samba, Benam Tosh. The Rakh Barotian Vijaypur residents Mohammad Ashraf, alias Ashu, son of Roshan Din, Liaqat Ali, alias Laaki, son of Babur, and Mam Hussain, son of Babu, have all been recognised as the apprehended culprits. One other criminal has also been identified.Four hardened criminals have been apprehended: three were involved in an attack on police in case FIR No.132/2023 U/Ss 307, 382, 332, 353, 148, 149, 34 IPC of Police Station Vijaypur; during their patrol duty, the heroin smugglers and their supporters attacked them near Rakh Barotian last month. Another criminal was apprehended in case FIR No.247/2023 U/Ss 307, 452, 323, 147, 506 IPC of Police Station, Bari Brahmana, where a woman was attacked with a sharp object, leaving her critically injured and requiring hospitalisation.The police team led by SHO Vijaypur, Sandeep Charak, and SHO Bari Brahmana, Sumit Sharma, with the oversight of SDPO Vijaypur, Rohit Kumar, SDPO Bari Brahmana, Rahul Nagar, and Additional SP Samba, Surinder Choudhary, has apprehended the hardened offenders. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Benam Tosh, Samba police have apprehended 142 hardened offenders in the last nine months, and the district’s miscreants, criminals, and Gunda members are all facing severe legal consequences.