-12 stolen motorbikes recovered
By U.Zee
ISLAMABAD: PS Sangjani team apprehended five wanted members of a former jailbird bike lifter gang involved in a series of bike lifting incidents and recovered 12 stolen motorbikes and spare parts from their possession.
Following the special directions of IGP Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad capital police had started a crackdown against criminal elements involved in car and bike lifting incidents in order to save the precious lives and property of citizens.
Following these directives, the Sangjani police team used technical and human resources and succeeded in apprehending five wanted members of an interprovincial bike lifter gang involved in a series of bike lifting incidents.
Police team also recovered 12 stolen motorbikes and spare parts of stolen motorbikes from their possession. The accused were identified as Anwar Shah, Bahu ul Haq, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Nafees, and Abdul Saboor.
Cases have already been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway. The accused have a previous criminal record. During the preliminary investigation the accused confessed their involvement in numerous bike lifting incidents and stole motorbikes from the jurisdiction of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Then sold them in Balochistan.
CPO/ DIG Operations Islamabad Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari appreciated the police team’s efforts and directed all senior officials for effective crackdown against the accused involved in car and bike lifting incidents. The performance of police officials in this regard would be reviewed on a continuous basis, he maintained.
