CHAMAN:Police on Thursday arrested alleged murderer of Advocate Arbab Ghulam Muhammad Kasi, the central leader of Awami National Party (ANP), from Chaman.

According to District Police Officer (DPO), accused Javed Kakar, resident of Kachlak, has been handed over to Quetta police.

Arbab Ghulam Kasi was found dead in Kuchlak area, some 25 kilometres from Quetta-Chaman Highway on the night of September 19 last. Officials said the body of the ANP leader was found in an abandoned area of Killi Sheikh Jamal Atozai in a mysterious condition.

The people of the area spotted the body and informed the Kuchlak police about the presence of the body.

After receiving the information, police rushed to the area and took the body of the ANP leader into custody and shifted it to Quetta Civil Hospital.

Arbab Ghulam Kasi is the second ANP leader who was killed in Kuchlak area. Two years ago, another senior leader of ANP, Obaidullah Kasi, was killed by unknown armed men after kidnapping him and his body was found in the Kuchlak area. Mr Obaidullah Kasi was a close relative of Arbab Ghulam Kasi.