Police arrest 157 suspects

ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested 157 suspects during last week and recovered looted items worth more than Rs. 13 million from them, a police spokesman said. Following directions of Inspector General of Police Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan, he said that Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Waqar Ud din Syed directed all police officials to accelerate efforts against anti-social elements and ensure their arrests. As per orders of Islamabad police chief Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar khan, renewed efforts were made and police achieved remarkable success. Owing these efforts, 30 cases of robbery and car theft were traced and 36 people were arrested besides recovery of looted items worth Rs12 million including gold ornaments from them. Police also arrested 30 absconders during the same period while 12 persons were held for involvement in bootlegging and drug peddling activities and 3.6 kilogrammes of hashish, 430 grammes of heroin, five grammes of methamphetamines and seven bottles of liquor were recovered from them. Police also arrested 17 people for possessing illegal weapons and recovered 13 pistols, three Kalashnikovs and 135 bullets from them.  

Published in The Express Tribune, May 28^th, 2019.