2 suspects arrested for robbing former PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s Jhelum residence

Household items worth millions of rupees were allegedly stolen from the residence of former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf despite the deployment of police personnel for security, it emerged on Saturday.

Police said two domestic employees were taken into custody in connection with the incident.

The theft was reported at the ex-premier’s residence in Punjab’s Dhok Amb village, in the jurisdiction of Jatli Police Station located in Jhelum district.

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According to the first information report (FIR), the former PM’s personal assistant arrived at the residence and found a domestic staff member absent. Police personnel deployed there informed him that the employee had been missing since the previous night.

A subsequent inspection of the rooms and other parts of the residence revealed that three air conditioners, two doors, three windows, a grass-cutting machine, carpets, three fans, decorative items, crockery and other valuable household belongings were missing.

The ex-PM’s personal assistant lodged a complaint with Jatli police, naming the domestic servant and requesting that another domestic employee also be questioned in connection with the incident.

A Rawalpindi police spokesperson said preliminary investigations had indicated the alleged involvement of both employees in the thefts, after which the two domestic workers were taken into custody. An investigation is being conducted under the supervision of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gujar Khan.

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According to the police spokesperson, the suspects allegedly stole household items from the residence on different occasions during the course of their employment.

He said all aspects of the case were being examined and that the suspects would be challaned and produced before a court on the basis of evidence, to secure their punishment in accordance with the law.