5 hardened criminals arrested in the past week: DPO Sukkur

All bandits carried a head money of up to Rs500,000.


Express November 04, 2010

SUKKUR: Sukkur police have arrested five hardened criminals during the past week, announced DPO Sukkur Aitzaz Goraya on Wednesday.

Three of these criminals were arrested on Tuesday night and all five carried a head money of up to Rs500,000, said the DPO, while addressing a news conference at his office.

On Tuesday night, C Section police arrested a notorious bandit, Yakoob Loond, and seized a repeater gun from his possession.

Loond carried a head money of Rs500,000 and was wanted by the Ghotki and Sukkur police in at least 15 cases of murder, kidnapping and highway robberies.

The same day, A Section police in Sukkur arrested another notorious bandit, Rahib alias Fauji Machchi, after an encounter.

The police also seized a KK rifle from his possession.

Goraya added that Rahib was wanted by the Sukkur and Naushero Feroz police in eight cases of murder, kidnapping and looting and carried a head money of Rs500,000.

According to Goraya, a group of bandits broke into a house in Dubbar near Sukkur on Tuesday. They were stealing a buffalo when the police arrived.

After an exchange of fire, the police managed to arrest a bandit, Noor Muhammad alias Nooro Jagirani, and seized a KK rifle from his possession.

Noor Muhammad carried a head money of Rs200,000 and was wanted by the police in 41 cases.

Goraya added that last week the police arrested two more criminals, Shajo Massan and Neko Jagirani, both of whom carried a head money of Rs500,000 each.

Referring to the increase in motorcycle theft in Sukkur, Goraya admitted that police performance was not at its best in the past week.

The police failed to control street crimes and all SHOs responsible for this have been issued show-cause notices, he said. He assured that more police personnel have now been deployed around the city.

The theft of sacrificial animals has also increased but Goraya said that they cannot guarantee security to all cattle markets.

He suggested that the district administration set up only one or two markets in each area so that it is easier for the police to manage.

As far as traffic jams and encroachments are concerned, it is the responsibility of the taluka municipal administration, he said. Most of the main roads in Sukkur have been dug up and that has added to traffic woes, he added.

Goraya agreed that traffic is a huge problem given that Sukkur has no traffic signals despite being the third largest city of Sindh.

IGP Sindh to reward Sukkur police

Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak has announced on Wednesday rewards and appreciation certificates for Sukkur police constables and officers for arresting notorious bandits. Khattak has extended his appreciation to all policemen who took part in the raids.

Additional input from PPI.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2010.

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