-19,716 accused held, valuables worth Rs 1.38 billion recovered in 2022
By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Police held 19,716 accused involved in heinous and other crimes including the elimination of the notorious Bilal Sabit gang and recovered valuables worth Rs 1.38 billion from their possession.
The Islamabad Capital Police on Friday issued the annual performance report of Operations Division, according to which it detained 19,716 culprits of various crimes including dacoity, murder and other heinous crime and recovered looted valuables, cash, weapons and narcotics, a police public relations officer said.
Under the command of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad capital police achieved great success in 2022 by maintaining law and order in the city and curbing the crime effectively.
Islamabad Capital Police (Operations Division) have arrested a total of 19,716 culprits involved in heinous and other crimes including the elimination of notorious criminal Bilal Sabit and his gang who was a symbol of terror in the federal capital as well as in the other provinces.
The accused and his gang were wanted in more than 500 murders, attempted murders, domestic robberies and other heinous crimes.
According to the report, the operation division police arrested 1450 accused including 656 members of 234 gangs involved in dacoity/robbery and recovered worth Rs. 219 million from their possession including 34 vehicles, 73 motorcycles.
Likewise, 1610 culprits including 437 members of 167 gangs involved in theft and street crimes were arrested with recovery of Rs 298.94 million from their possession.
Similarly the police teams also registered 1016 cases against vehicle and bike lifters and arrested 814 accused including 276 members of 113 gangs and recovered 281 vehicles and 646 bikes worth Rs 402.2 million from their possession. Police teams also arrested 172 accused and recovered 165 tempered vehicles and 09 bikes worth Rs 459.8 million from their possession.
Moreover, the capital police also traced 43 blind murder cases and arrested 78 accused involved in it.
Furthermore, the Islamabad capital police registered 1158 cases against drug peddlers and arrested 1209 accused involved in drug peddling and recovered 652.9 Kg hashish, 333.6 Kg heroin, 11.5 kg Ice, 85 gram cocaine, 5.16 Kg opium and 12,316 liquor bottles from their possession.
During action against accused involved in possessing illegal weapons, the police teams registered 1487 cases against 1541 accused and recovered 103 klashnikoves/rifles, 48 carbines, 1283 pistols/ revolvers, 97 daggers and 12,881 rounds from their possession.
Action against professional beggars and their handlers was also intensified and in different operations across the city the Islamabad capital police arrested 2218 males, 2745 females, 6724 kids and 61 transgender from various areas.
Islamabad capital police expedited stern legal action against illegal sheesha and hookah centers and arrested 630 accused by registering 156 cases. Police teams also arrested 144 accused involved in gambling and recovered cash Rs 1.6 million from their possession.
148 search operations were conducted in different areas of the city, to ensure the safety and security of the Islamabad citizens in which 630 accused were also arrested.
