Stolen vehicles worth millions returned
Police still struggling to control motorbike theft even as car theft rate is down. PHOTO: REUTERS
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Operations) Malik Jamil Zafar along with SSP Investigation Farhat Abbas Kazmi handed over the keys of recovered vehicles to their owners during a ceremony on Thursday.
The Anti Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) of the Islamabad Police busted a notorious car lifters gang by arresting three of its active members besides recovering 24 vehicles worth millions of rupees from their possession.
The AVLC conducted the raid under the supervision of SSP Investigation led by Inspector Liaquat Ali Malik. The SSP Operations mentioned that the gang members used to roam in streets of posh sectors of the capital to select the cars and later on pilfer the vehicles. He added that the detained car lifters were habitual and sent to jail by police earlier as well.
During initial investigations, the suspects confessed to stealing vehicles from different areas of Islamabad. He said that the gang members used to pick the Mehran, Suzuki Bolan, and up and down model corolla vehicles.
The detainees were identified as Shahnawaz, Muhammad Ramzan alias jani and Muhammad Afzal alias Nanha against whom cases were registered.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 8th, 2022.