IGP calls for hunting criminals far & wide

By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD: IGP Islamabad Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman here Monday directed SP and SDPOs rural zone to conduct search operations in their respective areas and keep the record safe, the culprits arrested and transferred to various police stations. According to details, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the IG to analyze and re-examine the crime situation in the rural zones.
DIG operations Afzal Ahmed kausar, SSP investigation Ata-ur-Rehman, AIG operations Usman Tipu, SP Rural Zone Rana Abdul Wahab and all SDPOs of Rural Zone attended the meeting.
SP Rural Zone while briefing the IG Islamabad on crime situation in city said, all the circles in the rural zone had taken effective action against the land grabbers groups and arrested accused involved in various crimes and recovered stolen goods, vehicles, motorcycles, arms, drugs, jewelery and mobile phones. The police had also arrested proclaimed offenders and produced them in to the court for legal proceeding.
The IG also directed capital police for joint operation with Rawalpindi Police against the criminals. “We all have to work together to ensure the safety of the citizens and protect their lives and property†, he added.
He also asked for constituting teams for effective action against proclaimed offenders and criminals involved in notorious crime in rural zones. He also asked for information-based operations against criminal elements involved in robberies and other criminal incidents from the last six months. The IG directed the police to obtain records of persons having past criminal records. He also asked police to make effective patrolling system and to adopt zero tolerance policy. “Cases under investigation should be completed as soon as possible†, he added.
He said, investigation should be done against the criminals without any discrimination and citizen should be provided maximum relief for solution of their problems. The IG said, humiliation of any citizen and any negligence in filing a case will not be tolerated. He said asked police to facilitate applicants arrived in the police stations for the submitting of applications.