ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed over 15 cases of robbery during the last week, in which citizens were deprived of valuables worth huge amounts.
According to data gathered by Business Recorder, the capital city police registered 29 cases of auto theft, two cases of murder, five cases of street crime [mobile phone and cash snatching at gunpoint] and one case of dacoity during the same period.
During the period, the most favoured areas of criminal gangs were within the jurisdictions of Golra, Sunbal, Karachi Company, Tarnol, Shams Colony, Khanna, Korang and Noon police stations.
In the same period, two under-custody suspects, Abdullah and Malha Khan, said to be Afghan nationals who were arrested for snatching a woman’s mobile phone and attempting to rape her, were killed by firing from their accomplices during an alleged police encounter in the city.
Police said that during interrogation, the suspects disclosed their hideout in Rawal Town and offered their assistance in the recovery of looted items and the arrest of their accomplices.
The police team took the handcuffed suspects to a junkyard in Rawal Town. However, four armed persons hiding in a wooded area opened fire on the police team with the intention of setting the suspects free. As a result, the suspects sustained bullet injuries, while the attackers managed to escape. The injured were shifted to the hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
During the last week, the city police registered a criminal case against four police personnel, including a former station house officer, along with two other persons over their alleged involvement in looting cash and valuables worth over Rs1.4 million, besides illegally detaining a man.
During the same period, Golra police registered three cases of robbery and two cases of auto theft, while Karachi Company police registered three cases of carjacking and one case of robbery. One case of street crime and two cases of robbery were also reported to Sunbal police station.
Furthermore, one case of murder and two cases of auto theft were registered at Tarnol police station, while two cases of street crime and one case of car lifting were registered at Noon police station.
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