Crime Investigation Agency of Islamabad Police has arrested eight persons besides tracing g a gang involved in looting the bank account holders when they used to come out from bank after withdrawing money, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
According to details, a person entered in Habib Bank Limited at Ali Pur Firash on November 20, 2011 when an important money transaction was in process. The manager of the bank suspected him and asked the guard and duty constable to arrest him, after which the suspect tried to flee. His accomplices were waiting for him outside the bank, in a Suzuki Mehran car, started firing on the guard, policeman and one of the bullet hit the suspected person during this indiscriminate firing and he expired.
The case no.447 under section 302/396 PPC was registered at Koral police station and the dead person was identified as Faheem s/o Abdul Karim. Investigation into the case was transferred to CIA following the directions of SSP Islamabad and a special team was constituted under supervision of In-Charge CIA Bashir Ahmad Noon to trace the culprits. This team succeeded to arrest two persons identified as Haris s/o Abdul Karim resident of Shahdra near Sangeet Cinema Lahore and Imran s/o Abuld Malik resident of Ameen Plaza Nai Abadi Dhamial Camp Rawalpindi who were allegedly involved in this incident. Their third accomplice has been facing imprisonment at Mansehra Jail due to his involvement in similar incident. These nabbed persons have confessed to loot the several people when they used to come out from the bank after withdrawing the money and had also remained jail birds for their involvement in such activities.
CIA police also arrested two thieves during last week identified as Idrees s/o Sarwar resident of Street No.3, Mohallah Rehmania Sheikhpura and Zahid s/o Muhammad Khursheed resident of Bilal Town Khana Islamabad. These persons took away sanitary items worth millions of rupees after burgling in shop of Muhammad Hafeez located at Pindorian, Barma Road.
Meanwhile, another thief- Khalil Ahmed s/o Yaqub resident of Gulshan Khudad Colony sector E-11/1 Islamabad was arrested who stole lap top, four mobile phones, precious watches from the house of Muhammad Umar s/o Muhammad Saleem in sector G-8/1 and case was registered about this incident at Margallah police on August 5. Police also recovered all of these stolen items from him and further probing him. Another accused Manzar Abbass was arrested in possession of 30 bore pistol.
During special vigilance against drug pushers, CIA Police also arrested Syed Marjan s/o Muhammad Rakhel Khan resident of Khyber Agency, Ibrar s/o Abdul Majeed resient of Dhok Kala Khan Rawalpindi and recovered 7.350 kilogram hashish from their possession.
IGP Islamabad Bani Amin Khan and SSP Islamabad Yaseen Farooq has appreciated this overall performance and announced cash prizes as well as commendation certificates for the members of police team who arrested the dacotis as well drug pushers.
