Police nab member of notorious gang in Faisalabad

Police say accused used to commit robberies in homes and were involved in a number of criminal cases

FAISALABAD: A robber, belonging to a notorious gang, was arrested while his accomplices escaped during an encounter with police in Faisalabad, Express News reported.

Batala Colony Police Station SHO Mansoor Bilal Cheema said that they had nabbed a suspect who was involved in committing house robberies in connivance with his accomplices. He added that during interrogation, the police asked the accused to call his other gang members to a place in Ghulam Muhammadabad area.

He maintained that the suspect called his accomplices and they agreed to reach the designated spot. The SHO pointed out that the outlaws reached Dogar Chowk in a car but when they saw the police, they tried to escape.

Bilal Cheema mentioned that in a bid to catch the culprits, the police opened fire on them but one of the accused took shelter in a home and was arrested while two others fled the scene.

He said that the police shifted the nabbed outlaw to undisclosed location for investigation. The police also seized a weapon and vehicle from his possession. The official highlighted that all the robbers belong to a notorious gang and used to commit robberies in homes. They were involved in a number of criminal cases, he revealed.

He added that the police had initiated a search operation to nab the fleeing suspects.  Further investigations were under way.

Earlier, two robbers were nabbed by police, while their accomplices managed to escape after putting up a brief resistance in Faisalabad.

Police said Sajid Abbas, Hafiz Junaid and Waseem Abbas were on their way to Khurram Chowk from Tezab Mill Chowk. That was when four robbers, riding two motorcycles, intercepted them.

The culprits looted cash, mobile phones and other valuables at gunpoint from the victims and tried to flee. In the meantime, the victims saw a police mobile which was on routine patrol and shouted for help. The police team responded immediately and apprehended two robbers after a brief resistance. However, two accomplices of the accused managed to escape by taking advantage of the darkness. The arrested outlaws were identified as Asad and Tauseef.