ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Tuesday busted a five-member gang of robbers and recovered weapons from them.
To keep a check on crimes, SP (Rural) Hassam Bin Iqbal constituted a special team including SHO Khana, Sub-Inspector Liaqat Ali, Sub-Inspector Muhammad Haneef, ASIs Muhammad Ajmal, Iftikhar Ahmed and others.
The police team raided a suspected hideout in the Pindorian area and arrested five robbers red-handed while they were planning for a robbery in an adjoining area.
The detainees were identified as Arslan Khan, Junaid Khan, Bakht Khan, Rashid Abbassi and Laraib. The police also recovered five pistols from their possession. During the preliminary investigation, the robbers confessed having committed street crimes and snatched motorbikes from various areas.
While the robbers are in the police’s custody, further investigation is underway. DIG (Operations) Mir Vias Niaz and SSP (Operations) Najeeb ur Rehman Bugvi have appreciated the police team’s performance and directed the police officials for effective policing in their respective areas.
