The City police claimed on Saturday to have arrested 1,878 criminals and recovered valuables worth Rs 135.4 million, including 113 snatched cars, 31 motorbikes, gold ornaments and foreign currency, in the ongoing year. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operation) Sajid Kiani while addressing a news conference said that different police teams have arrested 188 criminals involved in 99 dacoity cases and valuables around worth Rs 7 million were recovered from them.

"A total of 233 persons were held for being involved in burglary and theft incidents and looted items worth more than Rs 40 million were recovered from them," he said. He said that the crime rate in the city has witnessed a significant decline in the current year when it is compared with the last year. The crime rate in the federal capital is less than the cities of developed countries, he claimed.

Kiani said that the police have recovered 77 cars and 41 motorbikes from various parts of the city. A remarkable success has been achieved against those possessing illegal weapons and 40 Kalashnikovs/rifles, 28 carbines, 190 pistols, 1,782 rounds and seven daggers have been recovered from the 261 nabbed persons, he explained. He went on to say that 281 drug pushers/bootleggers were arrested and 79.671 kilograms hashish, 12.318 kilograms heroin, 380 grams opium and 3,184 wine bottles were recovered from them. The SSP said that the City police have resolved eight blind murder cases and nabbed 10 assassins.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017