Nisar rewards four cops for solving blind murder case

Islamabad: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday appreciated the performance of the Islamabad Police for solving a blind murder case and announced reward for four police officials.

Special Investigative Unit of Islamabad Police, headed by SP Captain (r) Ilyas, solved a blind murder case busting a gang of six. The gangsters used to rob people drawing money from banks in the twin cities.

Four Islamabad Police’s Special Investigative Unit officials -- SP Captain (r) Ilyas, Inspector Aslam, Inspector Raja Rahat, ASI Rana Tasleem and Head Constable Zahoor, were members of the team investigating the blind murder case.

The arrested gang was involved in attempted robbery and murder of a victim, who was a resident of Bhara Kahu. The victim was murdered on April 23 this year during the attempted robbery by the gangsters.  According to details shared by the Islamabad Police with the interior minister, it was revealed that a six-member gang applied discreet methods for their potential preys (individuals) drawing money from various banks of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

The gang members often visited various bank branches and used to mark those individuals who drew large cash.

In such a crime drill, a young member of the gang, Shehzad, had reached the UBL branch on the morning of April 23, 2016.

The gangster identified three individuals who drew Rs2.6 million from the branch.

The accused after identifying the prey conveyed to his accomplices, who were using two motorbikes and a Mehran car for chasing the potential prey.

Soon after the cash was taken from the bank by the three brothers (identity withheld as they being victims), the gang started chasing them on two motorbikes and a car in a manner that no one noticed their chase.  When the victims reached Bhara Kahu market, the gangsters pooled together and acted as one force. They ntercepted the three brothers (victims) who were moving in a Suzuki pick-up van.

During the attempted robbery, a gangster used fire-arm shooting at one of the victims who died on spot while others sustained injuries.

An FIR was registered in this regard with the Bhara Kahu Police Station, which initiated investigation into the case.

Once the case was handed over to SP Ilyas, modern scientific methods were used for tracing down the culprits on speedy basis.

A raid was conducted by the Islamabad Police’s unit from where four accomplices were arrested, while two are still at large.