Margalla Police Islamabad on Monday claimed to have arrested ring leader of a gang of auto-thieves who confessed to his involvement in over 20 car theft incidents, while the police also recovered a stolen vehicle as well as 1.150 kilograms of hashish from him.
According to details, SSP Islamabad Yaseen Farooq categorically directed all police officials to curb the crime of car lifting in the city and constitute special police teams for this purpose.
Following these directions, a special police team working under the supervision of Station House Officer (SHO) Margalla Muhammad Hussain Lasi and including Sub-Inspector Ghulam Habib succeeded to arrest an accused identified as Irshad s/o Muhammad Sharif resident of Batagram. The police team also recovered one stolen Suzuki Mehran car (RIA-9252, model 2007) from him and he confessed to have lifted eight cars from Islamabad and several others from Sheikhupura, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
During the initial investigation, he revealed his involvement in three car theft incidents in the jurisdiction of the Aabpara Police Station, two in the jurisdiction of the Kohsar Police Station and three in the jurisdiction of the Margalla Police Station.
Police said that the nabbed accused was a court absconder and further investigation was underway to ensure the arrest of his other accomplices. IGP Islamabad appreciated the performance of the police officials and directed them to take effective steps to control the crime of car theft in the district.
