By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: The administrative measures taken by Islamabad Police during the past one month resulted in improving the performance of Investigation and Operation Divisions.
Owing these measures, significant success was achieved against criminal elements and a total of 810 accused were arrested during the last month for their alleged involvement in various crime cases besides recovery of cache of weapons and looted items worth Rs. 96.5million from them. Police also busted 30 gangs and nabbed 75 gangsters for their involvement in crime cases of various nature. Out these gangs, eight gangs were involved in dacoity and snatching incidents, 12 in house burglaries and 10 gangs in auto-theft cases.
A total of 42 persons were held for their alleged involvement in dacoity as well as theft incidents while gold ornaments, cell phones, lap tops, cash and other valuables worth Rs. 8.4 million were recovered from them. Police also nabbed 48 accused involved in 34 incidents of theft and burglaries and recovered looted items worth Rs. 11 million from them.
Forty-nine (49) car thieves and snatchers were nabbed and 41 vehicles and 32 motorbikes were recovered from them. During campaign against absconders, Islamabad Police nabbed 270 wanted criminals who were at large despite their involvement in various crime cases. A total of 179 cases were registered in various police stations against those possessing illegal weapons and 181 persons were arrested besides recovery of 188 pistols, nine rifles/ Kalashnikovs, three daggers and 3548 rounds from them.
