Gang of robbers busted; Rs3.23m recovered

Islamabad police busted seven members of a gang of robbers involved in numerous cases in different areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi and KPK.

A police spokesman said that the police also recovered looted money Rs3.2 million from their possession.

He said that IGP Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan had handed over the recovered cash to its actual owner during a ceremony held at Central Police Office, Islamabad.

On May 31, some robbers in a car and two motorcycles had looted a cash van of a private company in sector I-10 upon which the IGP Islamabad took the notice of the incident and directed DIG operations to look into the case.

DIG Operations formed a special police team under supervision of SP Industrial Area Saud Khan headed by SHO Sabzi Mandi Syed Ishtiaq Hussain shah along with teams of Forensic Science and technical team. The police team worked day and night to trace the gang members. The gang members were identified as Qasim Munir, Khan Ullah alias Umar alias Abdulla, Muhammad Suleman, Roban Ali, Amjid, Zarif Hussain and Muhammad Sarfraz.

Along with Rs3.2 million, police also recovered two motorcycles, four pistols with ammunition used in crime from their possession.

Police said that gang leader Qasim Munir was previously involved in numerous cases of robbery, snatching, theft, street crimes and firing on police officials.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2022.