CIA Islamabad Police busted an inter-provincial gang and recovered looted items worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, illegal weapons and a truck from the possession of these gang members. SP (Investigation) Saqib Sultan Al-Mehmud assigned the task to Incharge CIA, DSP Bashir Ahmed Noon for arresting the culprits involved in dacoity incidents.
He constituted a team under his supervision comprising ASIs Tariq Rauf, Zafar Iqbal and other police officials. The police arrested seven criminals who were identified as Pir Muhammad S/o Dost Muhammad resident of Mardan, Afzal Khan S/o Khaista Gul resident of Dir, Ziarat Gul S/o Feeroz Khan resident of Mardan, Anwar Shah S/o Kaki Jan resident of Swat, Israr Ali S/o Sher Ali resident of Mardan, Naseeb Khan S/o Raj Khan resident of Mardan and Umerzada S/o Momin Khan resident of Dir.
During the identification parade, the complainants have identified these criminals while looted items, illegal weapons and a truck have also been recovered from them. During the preliminary investigation, these criminals have confessed to commit 15 dacoities at various districts, including Hafizabad, Gujrat, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Taxila and Rawalpindi. They also admitted murder of two persons during dacoities in districts Sargodha and Hafizabad. Further investigation is underway from them and police are hopeful for further important revelations.