By U.Zee
ISLAMABAD: Anti Vehicle Lifting Unit (AVLU) of Islamabad Capital Police has arrested a wanted leader of a car lifter gang and recovered four stolen vehicles worth Rs 18.5 million from his possession.
Following the special directions of Islamabad Capital City Police Officer (ICCPO), the Islamabad Capital Police has intensified crackdown against the criminal elements in order to eliminate the crime from the city.
Following these directions, special tasks were assigned to SSP Investigation and teams were constituted under the supervision of Sub-Inspector Muhammad Shareef to ensure effective action against those involved in car theft activities.
The police teams used technical and human resources and succeeded in apprehending a wanted leader of a car lifters gang and recovered four stolen vehicles including two Suzuki Khyber, Suzuki Mehran and Road Roller worth Rs 18.5 million from his possession. The car lifter was identified as Shehroz Nadeem. During the preliminary investigation, the accused confessed to being involved in numerous car lifting incidents in various areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other districts.
Arrest of other accomplices of the accused is underway. Numerous cases were already registered against the accused and further investigation is underway.
CPO/DIG (Operations) Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari has appreciated this performance of AVLU police team and directed to enhance vigilance to curb car lifting incidents.
He also requested citizens to assist police in curbing crime as successful policing is not possible without the cooperation of citizens. He said that community policing would be ensured in order to curb crime and protect the lives and property of the citizens.
