Islamabad review: SSP tells police to pull up socks

ISLAMABAD: Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Najeebur Rehman Bugvi has warned that sluggish policing practices would not be tolerated and performance would be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure effective performance of police officials.

He stated this while reviewing last fortnight performance report and action taken against criminal elements. He also asked for strict security arrangements during Ramazan and said that all police officials should have `Iftar’ with their subordinates at police pickets.

The SSP was told that Islamabad police arrested 250 suspects during the last 15 days including 21 robbers and 30 absconders besides recovering stolen items worth Rs23.3 million.

The meeting was told that 11 robbery cases were traced and 23 people were arrested besides recovery of looted items worth Rs3.16 million. Police have also nabbed 36 culprits in 21 cases of street crime and theft and recovered looted items worth Rs4.37 million.

Likewise, police caught 48 drug pushers and recovered 14.4kg of hashish, 2.8kg heroin and 323 bottles of liquor from them respectively.

Sixteen persons were held for their involvement in car theft, tempering of vehicles chassis numbers, motorbike theft and recovered 12 cars and four motorbikes. Police also recovered gold ornaments, mobile phone and other valuables worth Rs15.83 million from them.

Investigations of 281 cases were completed and their challans submitted in relevant courts. Police also arrested 40 persons for having illegal weapons and recovered four Kalashnikovs, 36 pistols and 425 bullets from them.

Legal action was taken against 382 beggars. In all, five search operations were conducted in various areas of the city and 99 suspects were also held besides recovery of weapons and ammunition from them. One blind murder case was traced and one person involved in this case was nabbed during the reporting period.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 19^th, 2018.