Four burglars arrested red-handed in DHA

Lock cutting tools, cash and other stolen goods recovered

KARACHI:

The Gizri police have arrested three suspects involved in robbery and theft incidents. The apprehended accused had robbed a number of shops by cutting locks of closed shops and houses mostly in Defence area. Cutters, pliers, screw drivers besides stolen LEDs, air conditioners, motorcycles and other household goods were recovered from their possession.

According to the details, the police received an information that some burglars broke into a bungalow in Phase VII. Acting on the information, a police party reached the spot and arrested two accused red-handed and recovered tools and stolen goods from their possession.

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The arrested accused have committed similar crimes in different areas of Defence and cases have been registered against them. The process of checking their past record is going on.

In another operation, Gizri police arrested the most wanted suspect Shireen Khan, son of Gujar Khan involved in thefts by cutting the locks of the shops and recovered cutting tools, cash and a motorcycle, stolen from Ferozeabad, from his possession. The accused was nabbed red-handed in Sehar Commercial area.

The arrested accused has committed many similar incidents from different areas of the Defence, due to which he was wanted by the police.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 27^th, 2024.