Islamabad, April 07, 2023 (PPI-OT): Islamabad Capital Police Shahzad Town police team arrested four wanted members of a criminal gang involved in snatching activities and recovered 07 snatched motorbikes, spar parts, cash, mobile phone, motorbike and arm ammunition from their possession, a police public relations officer said.

He said that, following the special directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad capital police has intensified crackdown against the criminal elements in order to eliminate the crime from the city.

Following these directions, a Shahzad Town police station team used technical and human resources and succeeded in apprehending four members of former jailbird gang involved in looting bykea riders. The accused were identified as Muhammad Saif Ali, Akeel Khan, Khalid and Saddam Zafar.

Police team also recovered 07 snatched motorbikes, spare parts, cash, mobile phone, and arm ammunition from their possession. During the initial investigation, the arrested accused has revealed that they booked a bike from the areas of Shahzad Town, Koral and Banigala and took it to deserted places and looted it at gunpoint. Cases have been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway.

CPO /DIG Operations Islamabad Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari directed all senior officials for effective crackdown against the accused involved in heinous crimes. “Safety and security of the citizens is our foremost priority and no laxity will be tolerated in this regard” he added.

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