Islamabad, April 11, 2023 (PPI-OT):Islamabad Capital Police Shahzad Town police team arrested two wanted members of Afghan national snatcher gang involved in numerous snatching activities and recovered snatched motorbikes, cash, gold ornaments and weapons with ammunition from their possession, a police public relations officer said.
He said that, following the special directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad capital police has intensified crackdown against the criminal elements in order to eliminate the crime from the city.
Following these directions, a Shahzad Town police station team used technical and human resources and succeeded in apprehending two members of a snatcher gang involved in looting citizens at gunpoint. The accused were identified as Shams ud Deen and Saif Ullah.
Police team also recovered snatched motorbikes, cash, gold ornaments and weapons with ammunition from their possession. During the preliminary investigation, the arrested accused confessed their involvement in numerous snatching activities. Cases have been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway.
CPO /DIG Operations Islamabad Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari directed all senior officials for effective crackdown against the accused involved in heinous crimes. “Safety and security of the citizens is our foremost priority and no laxity will be tolerated in this regard” he added.
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