Five alleged land grabbers arrested
Police claimed to have arrested 17 suspects including five land grabber and recovered narcotics, liquor, stolen mobile phones and illegal weapons from them, a police spokesman said.
He said that the federal capital police have launched effective crackdown against land grabbers following directions of IGP Aamir Zulfiqar. Following these directions, Rural Zone SP Farooq Amjad Battar constituted a police team under the supervision of DSP Rukhsar Medhi including Sihala police station SHO Inspector Muhammad Basheer along with others.
The team succeeded to arrest five land grabbers involved in occupying properties in DHA. Case has been registered against them and further investigation was underway from them. Separately Secretariat police arrested Noman Shah and recovered a 30 bore pistol from him.
Bhara Kahu police arrested accused Mudassar and recovered stolen mobile phone from him.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 12th, 2020.