FIR registered over bogus arms permit for expat

DIJKOT:

A case has been registered against a man who made a fake arms licence for an overseas Pakistani and took Rs150,000. Muhammad Saghir, a resident of 246 RB has filed a case with the police stating that he runs a business in Saudi Arabia and had long-standing relations with the accused Tauqeer Afzal.

The accused said that he has contacts with the DC Office Lahore and the provincial home ministry and he is also a member of an Ulema group because of which he can get the arms licence.

He agreed to the proposal and gave Rs150,000 in cash for the purpose of making the licence. The accused Tauqeer Afzal gave him the licence on January 10, 2024.

When he went to get the registration number, he came to know that a fake license was prepared and issued, on which the Dijkot police registered a case against the accused under sections 420-468-471 of the PPC and started searching for the suspects.

Meanwhile, two accused who illegally slaughtered deer and sold meat fled after resisting. The police have registered a case and started searching for them.

Senior Wildlife Officer Muhammad Imran Akhtar filed a case in the Saddar Police Station stating that an informant informed that accused Muhammad Anwar and Javed Iqbal were riding a motorcycle to Khayaban Green Colony on Satiana Road to sell illegally slaughtered deer meat.

When they were stopped for checking, the slaughtered deer and two mobile phones were seized.

Two accused fled taking advantage of the darkness of the night while threatening the officials.

The police have registered a case under the Wildlife Act and started raids to arrest the accused.