Police arrest six car lifters

The Anti Vehicles Lifting Staff of Saddar and City Division Lahore have arrested six car lifters of Qadeer Hussain and Waris Masih Car lifter gangs including its ringleaders, and recovered 10 cars and two rickshaws worth rupees 48 lakh and 50 thousand from their possession. The criminals have confessed to a number of incidents of car lifting during preliminary interrogation.
According to the details, on the directive of Capital City Police Officer, Muhammad Aslam Tareen, SSP Investigation Zulfiqar Hameed directed SP CRO Sajjad Ahmad Manj to take effective measures against car lifter gangs. SP CRO constituted special teams under the supervision of DSP Anti Vehicle Lifting Staff Saleem Mukhtar Butt. The first police team under the supervision of Sub-Inspector Muhammad Abbas, AVLS Saddar division worked hard day and night and collected particulars and arrested three culprits of Qadeer Hussain car lifter gang. The criminals of this gang have confessed to seven incidents of car lifting during investigation.
The second police team under the supervision of Sub-Inspector Sheas Ahmed, AVLS City division worked hard day and night and collected particulars and arrested three culprits of Waris Masih car lifter gang. The modus operandi of the criminals with the help of master-key, they would unlock vehicles and sold it at cheaper rates. The criminals are history-sheeters and around 10 cases have also been traced against them in Nishter Colony, Gowalmandi, Liaqatabad, Old Anarkali, Naseerabad, Muslim Town, Mozang, Faisal Town and Ghalib Market police stations.
The police have recovered 10 cars and two rickshaws worth rupees 45 lakh and 50 thousand from their possession. The arrested were identified as ringleader Qadeer Hussain, Munir Ahmed, Waqar Ahmed, Waris Masih (ringleader), Javeed Masih and Sharafat Masih. Further investigation is in progress.
Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Muhammad Aslam Tareen has announced cash prizes and commendatory certificates for the police team. The other members of the police team are ASI Abdul Latif, Head Constable Aftab Noor, Zaheer Ahmed, Asif Iqbal, Shabir Ahmed, Constable Tariq Mehmood, Ghulam Jilani, Muhammad Naeem, Zahid Hussain, Abdul Gafoor, Faryad Ali, Shabir Ahmed and Qamar-ul-Zaman.