Daily Times

Islamabad police arrested 139 persons involved in 66 cases of street crimes and robberies during the current year and recovered snatched valuables worth Rs 19 million times including gold ornaments, laptops, mobile phones and looted cash from their possession, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Islamabad Najeebur Rahman Bugvi directed all police officials and Station House Officers (SHO) to launch aggressive campaign against those involved in street crimes.

During this drive, the capital police obtained the record of those persons who had ever remained involved in street crimes and arrested 139 criminals. City Circle Police arrested 20 street criminals and Saddar Circle police arrested 27 street criminals. Likewise, industrial area police nabbed 45 criminals and rural circle police arrested 47 such criminals and recovered snatched items, gold ornaments, cell phones and cash from them. Police completed investigation of 66 cases of street crimes as well as robberies and forwarded them to the relevant courts after completing investigation.

Published in Daily Times, July 10^th 2018.