Islamabad Police arrested as many as 1,935 outlaws including 158 proclaimed offenders and recovered 33 stolen cars, 13 motorbikes, gold ornaments and other valuables from their possession during the past one-and-a-half-month. This was revealed by Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Islamabad Waqar Uddin Syed while addressing a press conference here on Wednesday.
Islamabad Police since November 3, 2018 have conducted several combing and search operations in the city in collaboration with personnel of other law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The SSP (Operations) said that effective action has been taken against land grabbers, drug pushers, especially those involved in supplying drugs to educational institutions, and other anti-social elements.
He said that Inspector General of Islamabad Police Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar fully supports police actions against criminals and keeps guiding the police officials regularly. Highlighting the performance along with AIG (Operations) Sardar Ghias Gul, the SSP (operations) said that 291 drug pushers and bootleggers were held after registration of 263 cases and a total of 108.401 kilograms hashish, 23.980 kilograms heroin, 2.152 kilograms opium, 558 grams ice and 7,152 bottles of wine were recovered from them.
He said that 23 cases were registered against 25 drug pushers supplying drugs to educational institutions and huge quantity of drugs including 16.050 kilograms hashish, 3.143 kilograms heroin, 2.020 kilograms opium, 15 grams cocaine and 500 grams ice was recovered from them.
During the same period, the SSP (Operations) said, 211 accused were held for their involvement in dacoities, burglaries and auto thefts. He said that 153 cases against these accused were referred to the courts while 33 stolen cars, 13 bikes, cash, gold ornaments and other valuables worth Rs 85 million were recovered from them.
Waqar said that effective action was initiated against the land grabbers in areas of Noon and Koral police stations and 46 accused including their three heads were held. The police recovered three 222-bore rifles, two 12-bore repeaters, two 9 MM pistols, one 30-bore pistol, and one 44-bore gun.
Likewise, he said the same action was taken against land grabbers in limits of other police stations and 85 persons were held after registration of 20 cases against them.
The SSP (operations) said that 121 persons were held for possessing illegal weapons after registration of as many cases against them while 11 Kalashnikovs, 9 carbines, 103 pistols and 1,181 rounds were recovered from them.
He said that crackdown was started on absconders and 158 proclaimed offenders were held during the said period. The police raided at various gambling dens and nabbed 42 persons, besides recovery of stake money Rs 77,425 and other items from them.
As many as 1,285 persons were held for their involvement in various cases of criminal nature while 42 persons were nabbed during crackdown on Sheesha smoking.
The SSP (oOerations) said that police taking action against land grabbers and drug pushers following the directions from the government and significant success has been achieved in this regard.
The Islamabad Police are pursuing zero tolerance policy against corruption and an internal anti-corruption unit has been established, he said.
He said that every possible effort is being made to ensure protection to the lives and property of the citizens while open courts are being organised to listen to the problems of citizens and address them on immediate basis. Resolving public problems is on top priority and no laxity in this regard would be tolerated by any police official, he concluded.
Meanwhile, IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan held a meeting with the heads/CEOs of private schools/institutions including director Pakistan Educational Institutional Regulatory Authority (PEIRA). The main focus was to formulate a mechanism by virtue of which Islamabad could be made a drug free city.
Issues relating to drugs being used by the students in educational institutions was discussed and due consideration was given to sensitise not only the students but also their parents. All the participants gave fruitful suggestions to the IGP.
Furthermore, role of private kiosks located around educational institutions and private tuitions centres was also highlighted. The IGP concluded the meeting by forming a committee of senior police officers who shall start delivering Power Point presentations, sharing real life documentaries with students to sensitise them.
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