SSP admonishes police over rising street crime

HYDERABAD:

In a rare rebuke to the district police, Hyderabad SSP Amjad Ahmed Shaikh on Monday expressed disappointment over performance of the cops vis-a-vis the street crimes and motorbike snatching.

“Except for a few officials, the performance of the rest is disappointing,” he said at a meeting, reiterating that his repeated directives to curb motorbike lifting and the street crimes have fallen on deaf ears.

Shaikh said the police should not only ensure that the vehicles were not snatched or lifted but they also should also bust the gangs involved in these crimes and recover the vehicles as well. He warned that the police officials should trace the persons and places where the stolen vehicles or parts are sold because rounding up the buyers of the stolen motorbikes the crimes will continue to recur. Separately, Hatri police station team apprehended two suspects Rashid Solangi and Shahzeb Jatoi from Ibrahim Goth Link Road and recovered four stolen motorbikes.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 5^th, 2024.