By U.Zee
ISLAMABAD: Capital Cops, in a bid to tighten noose around anti-social elements, caught 13 outlaws including four, involved in looting people while impersonating themselves as policemen, while recovering snatched cash, valuables and weapons recovered from their possession, a police spokesman said.
According to details, IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan ordered crackdown against criminals. Following these orders, DIG Operations Waqar-ud-Din Syed has directed all zonal officers to accelerate their efforts to curb the crime in the city. Following the complaint of a citizen Shahid Boota, SP Rural Zone Farooq Amjad Butar constituted a police team to ensure arrest of those involved in looting people after impersonating themselves as policemen.
The team spearheaded by ASP Usman Tipu including SHO Khanna police station Inspector Mirza Muhammad Gulfraz, Sub-Inspector Ghulam Mustafa along other officials conducted raid and arrested four impersonators. They were identified as Irfan Masih, Raheel Masih, Adil and Sharoon while police team recovered snatched cash, and weapons from their possession. Further investigation is underway from them after registration of case at Khanna police station.
Moreover, Homicide Unit of Islamabad Saddar police Circle recovered one 30 bore pistol from an Arshad Khan used a murder tool. Golra police arrested Arshad and Aamir involved in theft case. Shams colony police arrested accused Shahzad and recovered two stolen mobile phones from him. Cases have been registered against these nabbed persons and further legal proceeding is underway against them.
During special checking in the whole city, police nabbed five proclaimed offenders. DIG Operations Islamabad Waqar-ud-Din Syed has appreciated the performance and directed all police officials for high vigilance and monitoring against those involved in anti-social activities. He said that it is the collective responsibility of the every person of the society to remain alert against those involve d in criminal activities in their surroundings and inform police for action against them.
