Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Islamabad Police arrested 588 criminals during the current year including mostly those involved in heinous crime and recovered valuables worth of Rs 7,14,37,900 from their possession.
Addressing a press conference here at CIA Headquarters, the SSP Islamabad Sajid Kiani said that SIU got significant success against criminal elements and accomplished various assigned task in a responsible manner.
He said that IGP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan categorically directed all police officials to accelerate efforts against criminal elements following which a remarkable success has been achieved in reducing crime rate.
SP (Investigation) Muhammad Ilyas, DSP CIA Bashir Ahmed Noon and other police officials were also present on the occasion.
Highlighting the success story of SIU of Islamabad police, Kiani aid that various teams of SIU were constituted under supervision of SP (Investigation) Muhammad Ilyas to trace those involved in crime cases of heinous nature and a total of 588 criminals were nabbed during the ongoing year.
A total of 17 persons involved in murder or attempt to murder cases, fourteen kidnappers and accused involved in taking away gold ornaments worth Rs 42,35,000 during dacoity were also nabbed.
He said that nabbed criminals included 08 extortionists, 288 dacoits, 18 POs, 14 kidnappers and others. These teams, he said, also arrested 288 dacoits involved in snatching items, 70 Burglars, 40 accused involved in car/bike theft, 98 accused for having illegal weapons and narcotics and 18 court absconders.
The recoveries made from various accused included one truck, one excavator machine, several motorbikes, gold ornaments, jewellery, clothes, LCDs, Computers, Digital Cameras, household articles, electronics equipment and porn movies.
The SSP Sajid Kiani said that SIU also recovered 111 Pistols, 483 Cartridges, over 133 kilogram hashish, 16 kilogram opium and 12 bottles of liquor. After completion of investigation, all the arrested accused has been challaned to the concerned competent courts.
Sajid Kiani said that extortionists, dacoits and accused involved in snatching vehicles after hiring them were also nabbed while three kidnapped persons were also recovered. He said that 25 notorious gangs were busted and its 129 gangsters were nabbed.-PR