District Korangi police on Tuesday established a special squad to counter the rising incidents of street crime in the district, a private media outlet reported.
The decision was taken in the context of increasing incidents of snatching of mobiles, cash, jewellery and vehicles. According to the reports, although various areas including posh localities have been suffering from street crimes, middle-class localities such as District Korangi have witnessed more incidents of this nature.
The decision to form a separate squad to deal with street crime came after District Korangi police reported hundreds of cases of mugging within the first eight months of the ongoing year. People lodged complaints against snatching of mobile phones, wallets, cash and other valuables on a daily basis.
The team will also remain in touch with the industrialists and factory owners and will have their contacts so that they can promptly react to incidents of street crime.
There are 10 police stations in District Korangi, in the limits of three of which street crime is rife. They include Zaman Town, Awami Colony and Korangi Industrial Area police stations and the new squad will be more vigilant in the areas covered by these police stations, said the SSP.
The sanctioned strength for the 10 police stations is 1,900, however, the actual strength is only 1,200.
“There are about a dozen gangs operating in Korangi,” the officer explained. He added that 152 street criminals have been identified so far.
