Charsadda police searching for arsonists.

CHARSADDA -- After making several arrests over the recent violent protests, the police conducted raids here on Tuesday to take more PTI activists into custody for vandalising public property.

They also requested the residents to help them trace culprits for legal action.

The PTI workers and supporters went on rampage on May 9 following the arrest of the opposition party's chief and former prime minister, Imran Khan, in a corruption case. They attacked government buildings and public property and set fire to a motorway toll plaza.

Police officials said they had arrestedseveral peopleover violence but no key PTI leader was among them.

They said raids were being conducted to take other arsonists into custody.

The officials said several people had obtained pre-arrest bail from the courts.

They said they had released on social media platforms the pictures of those suspected of setting fire to the main motorway toll plaza in Charsadda.

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