The city police arrested 14 suspects in connection with Sabzi Mandi blast in which 24 people had lost their lives and several others injured. Sources said the police teams including personnel of crime investigation agency during various raids in the city have taken into custody 14 suspects including wholesalers and those who filled guava fruit crate. Police have released five out of 14 suspects after an initial investigation, they said.
The sources said the police have also arrested a truck driver from Arifwala and shifted him to Islamabad. Police teams have also carried out search operation in areas adjacent to Sabzi Mandi and rounded up some suspects who had failed to furnish documents in establishing their identity. Meanwhile, a joint investigation team comprising officials from Islamabad police and secrete agencies have started the investigation of bomb blast. The investigators recorded statements of those injured in the blast.