Islamabad police launch crackdown against beggars, their handlers

Women and child beggars shifted to various centres after verification

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have launched special crackdown to arrest professional beggars and their handlers with the purpose to curb this menace.

Following directions of SSP Islamabad Sajid Kiani, special teams have been constituted to ensure arrest of beggars’ handler while 90 beggars have been arrested during the last 24 hours.

Legal process has been initiated by registering FIRs against these professional beggars.

SSP Islamabad has directed to shift child beggars at Shelter Homes and Protection Centres for their proper upbringing. SSP Kiani has said that this social evil would be curbed and those backing the professional beggars would be dealt with sternly. He said that needy children and women were shifted to the various centres after verification so that they could be made responsible citizens.

He has constituted special squads to curb begging practice and performance of these squads would be reviewed on a daily basis.

Kiani said this campaign against the professional alm-seekers will continue and strict action will be taken against those who force children and women to adopt the ugly business.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 12^th, 2017.