Police bust 256 gangs

Rawalpindi:The Rawalpindi district police while conducting raids across the district, managed to arrest 625 members of 256 criminal gangs this year.

According to the vision of Chief Minister Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the authorities concerned were directed to accelerate ongoing operations against criminals, City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Hamdani said on Sunday. He informed that strict action in accordance with the law was being taken against organized and active gangs. He said that solid steps were also taken for the prevention of dacoities and robberies and all available resources were being utilized to arrest the criminals. The performance of SP CIA, Divisional SPs and SHOs is reviewed on daily basis, the CPO said adding, poor performance of the officers will not be tolerated.