The bandits in the Kacha area of the Shikarpur district left their hideouts to escape arrest as the law enforcement agencies launched an operation to clean the area.

A total of 200 police personnel and 30 rangers joined hands to purge the outlaws from the area.

A joint march and search operation of police and Rangers is underway, Shikarpur SSP Khalid Mustafa Korai said, adding that the operation is being supervised by the high-ups.

The police officer said the lawmen are committed to maintaining the writ of the state to restore peace and a sense of security among the locals.

He added that the law will take its course and outlaws will be brought to book at all costs

In the first phase of the operation, 200 police personnel and 30 Rangers participated in the operation