LAHORE
DIG Operations Dr. Haider Ashraf said that they had arrested 157 suspected robbers of 64 gangs and recovered cash and valuables worth Rs15 million during April 2017.
They also recovered 11 Kalashnikoves, 31 riffles, 32 guns, 343 pistols and 6231 bullets from their custody and registered 391 cases against them. In a crackdown against drugs, police arrested 708 suspects and recovered 2kg heroin, 317 kg charas and over 6,000 bottles of liqour. During action against gambling, they raided 50 gambling dens, arrested 460 suspects and registered 124 cases. In action against brothels, police arrested 291 suspects. They also arrested 111 proclaimed offenders, 25 POs of category B and registered 61 cases against them. They also arrested 738 absconders, 46 suspects of one-wheeling, 466 for kite-flying, 50 for firing, 30 under Begging Act, 938 under Price Control Act and 47 for violation of Loudspeaker Act. Haider Ashraf claimed the rate of crime was lower in April as compared to the last month.
16 suspects arrested: Investigations and Operations Police, City Division, claimed to have arrested 16 suspects including three women involved in robberies, thefts and attempt to murder.
They also recovered a huge quantity of gutka, fireworks, 90 mobile phones, three motorcycles and valuables and Rs5.5 million. This was disclosed by SP Operation Adil Memon and SP Investigations Karar Hussain during a press conference at Akbari Gate police station on Tuesday.
Karar Hussain said that Shahdara Investigations Police arrested three members, Shahzad, Farooq and Ali Raza, of Shahzad alias Daiya gang and recovered 70 mobile phones, 50 SIM cards, one SIM activation machine, three pistols, gold ornaments and Rs 992,000. They also arrested a proclaimed offender, Mushtaq alias Mushtaqi, involved in a murder during robbery.
The Shahdara Investigations also arrested a burglar gang of three women identified as Salam alias Nasreen Bibi, Salma Bibi and Perveen Bibi and recovered five mobile phones, Rs195,000 and valuables worth Rs 320,000. They also arrested a suspected proclaimed offender identified as Ghulam Mohiy-ul-Din who had injured a victim during robbery.
The Shafiqabad Investigations Police arrested two suspects for shooting at and injuring a woman. They were identified as Ibrar Hussain and Nadeem. Ibrar had shot at and injured his wife. New Anarkali Investigations Police arrested two suspected robbers, Muhammad Yasir and Muhammad Nasir, and recovered Rs1,300,000, medical equipment worth Rs. 2,000,000 from their custody. The Bhatti Gate Investigations Police arrested four members of Waqas alias Tempo gang. The suspects were identified as Mudassar Ikram, Ali Raza, Muhammad Haris and Muhamamd Waqas. Police also recovered three pistols, cash Rs. 210000, three motorcycles, 18 mobile-phones from their custody.
SP Adil Memon said that city operations police had arrested three vehicles loaded with fireworks.
Land reclaimed: Due to efforts put in by the Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), Punjab, a Pakistani origin UK-based woman finally got back her 12 acres land worth Rs45 million. OPC Commissioner Afzaal Bhatti said that Rehmat Bibi, settled in Essex, UK, had lodged a complaint with OPC that her family leased their land in Chak 529, district Vehari to Muhammad Nawaz some 20 years ago. After expiry of the contract, the tenant refused to vacate the land and opened fire on Rehmat Bibi, her husband and son to frighten them.