Criminal gang leader held, Rs5m recovered

Police say suspect is an Afghan national with a criminal record

ISLAMABAD:

Police in the federal capital on Friday claimed to have busted a gang of criminals, apprehending its ringleader and recovered stolen cash and other valuable items from their possession.

A police spokesperson said that Inspector General (IGP) of Islamabad Police Aamir Zulfiqar Khan had directed a crackdown against street criminals. Subsequently, DIG-Operations Waqaruddin Syed directed all zonal officers to accelerate their efforts to curb crime in the city. As a result, Saddar Zone SP Sarfraz Virk and Investigation SP Malik Naeem Iqbal constituted a special team under the supervision of Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) DSP Hakim Khan and DSP Zulfiqar Ahmed, along with SI Zafar Iqbal, ASI Safdar, Fayyaz Ahmed, Mohsin Ali and others from the Shalimar police station.

This team nabbed a wanted member of a gang of criminals who were involved in snatching cash and other valuables at gunpoint in the city The spokesperson shared that the suspect was identified as Zaray, an Afghan national. He added that they also recovered cash worth Rs5 million, two cars, a video recorder and a weapon from his possession. During preliminary investigation, he allegedly confessed to his involvement in several incidents of robbing people within the remits of the Shalimar, Ramana, Kohsar, Golra police stations as well as some areas of Rawalpindi.

The spokesperson added that Zaray has a long criminal record, however, further investigations are underway