CIA Police City Division arrests eight culprits.

LAHORE, October 27, 2009 (Balochistan Times): On the direction of Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Muhammad Pervez Rathore, CIA Police City Division Lahore has arrested eight culprits, including the ring leader of Afghani Dacoit gang involved in multiple acts of robbery, cash and mobile phone snatching and vehicles stealing and has recovered six motorcycles, 14 cell phones, 15 thousand cash and illegal weapons from them. The culprits illegally entered Pakistan from Afghanistan and were residing in Lahore in a rented house. A case against the culprits has also been registered under 13/14 Foreigner Act. During initial investigation, the suspects have revealed committing various acts of robbery, cash and mobile phone snatching and vehicles stealing from different parts of the city. According to the details, Capital City Police Officer, Muhammad Pervez Rathore, DIG Investigation Dr. Shoaib Dastagir gave instructions to SSP Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed, to take effective measures for eradication of robbery, cash and mobile phone snatching and vehicles stealing, who gave special target in this regard to SP CIA Muhammad Umar Virk. The SP CIA constituted a special police team, under the leadership of DSP CIA City division Khalid Abubaker, Inspector Mukhtar Ahmed and other police officials, to arrest the gangs involved in such crimes, which, working day and night, collected necessary particulars of the Afghani dacoit gang, and arrested its eight members on a tip-off, including its ring leader. The modus operandi of the culprits was that they used to lift parked motorcycles with the help of master key and ride them and snatch cash and mobile phones at gunpoint from citizens and run away. 15 other cases have also been traced against them. The areas in which these criminals had committed crime include Ravi Road, Tibi City, Gawalmandi, Green Town, Shahdara Town, Shafiqabad, Mozang and Yakki Gate. The police have recovered six motorcycles, 14 cell phones, 15 thousand in cash, one tv, two pistols, a rifle and cartridges from them. The arrested were identified as ringleader Muhammad Bilal alias Baloch, Liaq Khan, Sher Khan, Daud Shah, Tasawar Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal alias Bala, Muhammad Aslam and Muhammad Khalid. Further investigation is in progress. Capital City Police Officer, Muhammad Pervez Rathore has announced cash prizes and commendatory certificates for the special police team, whose members also included: Sub-Inspector Maqsood Hayat, ASI Riaz Ahmed, Jaffar Hussain, Constable Arshad Javid, Muhamamd Ashraf, Muhammad Yaseen, Akhter Hussain, Abdul Waheed, Sagheer Ahmed and Zawwar Hussain.

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