The city police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two women swindlers who stole valuables from fellow passengers while travelling in public vans. A spokesman for Islamabad police said Shehzad Town police arrested two women, identified as Yasmeen and Maryam, for having gold bangles worth Rs 70,000 which they stole from Saadia, while travelling in a passenger van.
The spokesman said the accused confessed their involvement in several such incidents and further investigation was underway. Meanwhile, Tarnol police arrested a female drug pusher identified as Rabia Munir and recovered 2.1 kilogrammes of hashish. Sabzi Mandi police Sub-Inspector Asjad Mehmud also arrested a man named Shafique carrying 2.10 kilogrammes of hashish.