Gang of dacoits nabbed in Islamabad

Local police have busted a five-member gang of dacoits involved in more than 30 robberies, murder of a trader and firing at Eagle Squad of police.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed said that inspector general of police Islamabad has directed all police officials for high vigilance against criminal elements in their areas and effective crackdown against them. He said that following the IGP's directions, special teams were constituted by SP (Industrial Area) Sumera Azam to trace those involved in crimes of serious nature in the area.
These teams including DSP Fida Hussain Satti, SHO Sabzi Mandi police station Tariq Rauf, ASIs Muhammad Ramzan and Zulfiqar and others worked hard and succeeded to bust the gang of dacoits hailing from Afghanistan.
They were identified as Javed s/o Shireen Agha, Muhammad Zada alias Mazare s/o Sahibzada, Habib alias Javed s/o Jannat Gul, Zahir Shah s/o Abdullah Khan and Khalid s/o Saeed Gul. Police also recovered four bikes, four pistols, 100 rounds, one dagger and five mobile phones from them.
During the preliminary investigation, they confessed of killing Ahmed Bakhsh when he was going back from Sabzi Mandi along with money. They also admitted an encounter with Eagle Squad of the Islamabad Police and opening fire at the personnel. Moreover, they also informed police about their involvement in more than 30 dacoities in different areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
The SSP (operations) said that these criminals had been at large because they used to strike in twin cities and then escape to Afghanistan. Waqar Uddin Syed said that the police were behind these criminals and finally succeeded to nab them after efforts of SP Sumera Azam. He said that women police officer is working hard to eliminate crime from the area. He appreciated the steps taken by the Industrial area Zone police under the guidance of women police officer to combat crime and hoped more success in future. SP (Investigation) Syed Mustafa Tanveer was also present on the occasion.
SSP Islamabad also appreciated the overall performance of police teams of Industrial Area Zone and announced cash prizes and commendation certificates for the personnel. He said the names of the personnel would be forwarded to inspector general of police with recommendation of special prizes for them.