Over 50 Outlaws involved in Heinous Crimes netted by Mirpur-AJK police: SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat

English , Kashmir - آزاد جموں کشمیر , Snippets , / Tuesday, December 31st, 2024

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Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR ( AJK): December 31: Mirpur-AJK police have netted over 50 accused including a most wanted iinter-provincial robbers gang, involved in heinous crimes of murder, dacoities, robberies and illegal drug trafficking in the wake of an extensive crackdown against the criminals and their local facilitators across this district.

This was disclosed by Mirpur-AJK Senior Superintendent of Police Khawer Ali Shoukat while addressing a crowded news conference in his office here on Tuesday. The District police chief was flanked by DSP City Ch. Ansar Ali and other police officials on this occasion

SSP Mirpur Khawar Ali Shaukat continurs that
the police have launched an extensive crackdown against criminals across the district and at the first leg of the drive police arrested more than 50 accused involved in serious crimes recovery a large quantity of stolen goods and drugs from their possession.

Elaborating, he said that the police arrested the inter-provincial gang of robbers and recovered the looted money from their possession.
Five kg of hashish, ice and hundreds of bottles of illicit liquor were recovered from the custody of the drug paddlers besides arrest of a local arms dealer. Huge catches of illicit arms were recovered from his possession, the SSP said.

The SSP further said that more than 700 cameras were being installed across the district to prevent crimes besides close monitoring of entry and exit points where the monitoring has been tightened.

Cases have been registered against the arrested accused in concerned police stations in the district, he added.

Besides 19 cases have been registered against arrested 34 illicit drug traffickers after 5 kg hashish, ice and hundreds of bottles of liquor were recovered from their custody.

Mirpur Azad Kashmir: Illegal arms dealers belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were arrested and a huge consignment of arms recovered, SSP

Khawar said that 700 cameras wete being installed for complete surveillance of the entire district.

The security of the entry and exit of the district has been put on high alert in the wake of the drive to net the out laws, he disclosed.

SSP Mirpur Khawar Ali Shaukat further said that Police operations to net the outlaws involved in anti social activities including heinous crimes has been geared up under an effective strategy to prevent crimes across the district.

“In the last few days, dozens of suspects involved in robbery, illegal weapons, drug trafficking and counterfeit currency manufacturing equipment have been arrested and seized.

“Millions of rupees worth stolen goods have been recovered, he said while giving details that 03-member inter-provincial gang of robberies was arrested by Afzalpur police station of Mirpur district, he added.

Highlighting, the SSP disclosed that 05 babdirs of an interprovincial dacoits gang, wanted in looting Rs. 10 million from a businessman of Jahangira KPK, has been arrested and looted money of Rs. 35 lakh besides huge catches of illicit arms and drugs have been recovered from the custody of the arrested accused. Further investigations are in progress, he added.

SSP Khawar Ali Shaukat while unveiling the details, said that in police station Afzalpur one Aftab Ali, resident of Jangian Kotla Tehsil and Mirpur District who was going with his wife, when 03 accused stopped him at gun point and snatched Rs. 29000 and mobile phone and escaped. On the same day, a motorcyclist from Joian, Asmi Bau, a resident of Raipur, robbed Rs 3000 at gunpoint, and the third incident took place at Bela area police station Afzalpur, a motorcyclist, Masmi Waheed Murad, son of Muhammad Fazal Qoum Malik, a resident of Malkaabad, Kalri district, Bhambar. 95000 rupees in cash, a mobile phone, 2200 Saudi Riyals and escaped by force at gunpoint. On resistance, the petitioner was also injured by hitting the butt of a pistol and in the fourth incident, 3000 rupees were taken from a person walking on the Hariyam Bridge Bridge in Rathoa and in the fifth incident, Masmi Shamreez Ali, son of Muhammad Saleem Qoum Jat, a resident of Rathiyan Kharak, received 03 lakh rupees from the shop and Grabbing 01 mobile phone.

On which Mahmoud Officer of the Police Station, Afzalpur Police Station and his team worked hard day and night, starting the investigation on modern scientific basis and rounded up 03 accused 1. Tasif Azhar son of Saifullah Qoum Gul, resident of Mulu Chak Hafizabad 2. Adeel son of Aslam Qoum Gondal. Resident of Mamdana Lok Tehsil Phalia District Mandi Bahauddin 3. Traced and arrested Imtiaz Ahmed, son of Shan Qoum Gondal, resident of Dhani Kalan, Tehsil Phalia, District Mandi Bahauddin, and identified and seized 02 stolen used motorcycles, 02 mobile phones, stolen cash with a total value of approximately 500,000/-(in cash). Pakistani currency / Saudi Riyal and stolen goods) 03 pistols with 02 magazines and 06 rounds were also recovered. The arrestex accused, during the investigation revealed that he had committed one incident at Kharak and one incident near Rathoa Hariyam Bridge, besides, 69 cases of robbery and theft against the accused Tausef, 11 cases against the accused Adeel and 20 cases against the accused Imtiaz in different areas of Pakistan after cases were registered in different concerned police stations.

Futhermore, the district police chief said, 06-member group stealing crores of rupees by pretending to be a business worth crores of rupees by forgery, forgery and fraud in the limits of police station Thothal 1. Raja Ehsan Akhtar, son of Raja Muhammad Hafeez, resident of Sangarh 2. Akhlaq Hussain, son of Muhammad Altaf, resident of Chikar, Jhelum District, now Sector F, Mirpur 3. Muhammad Shahzad Son of Raja Razak Khan Resident of Samahni District Bhimbar, 4. Wanted Hussain, son of Raja Muhammad Musa Khan resident of Paling Tehsil and District Bhambar 5. Yasirullah Resident of Baghsar Tehsil Samahni District Bhambar 6 Nasir son of Nasr was traced to Singarh tehsil and Bhimbar district. Out of which one of the accused is yet to be arrested, 3500000/- has been recovered from the accused so far. A small bag containing 500/500 dyes, chemical paper (paper for making fake currency notes) was also recovered from the possession of the accused. The investigation is ongoing.

Dadyal police foiled the attempt of smuggling arms from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Mirpur while checking at Dhangali check post and recovered 23 thousand 500 bullets of 30 bore illegal ammunition hidden in the boot of the Revo vehicle. Smuggler Naqib Khan resident of Dara Adam Khel, Amjad Khan resident of Dara Adam Khel have been arrested, while the vehicle used in smuggling is four door. Vehiclr bearing re-registered number ATV-687 was also seized. In the continuation of the same investigation, illegal arms 06 pistols, 02 rifles 12 bore, 01 rifle 222, 01 rifle 07 mm and 500 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the accused Inayat Rahman son of Mohammad Rafiq resident of Sector C1 Mirpur, he said.

The SSP concluded that In this month of December 2024, several actions have been taken with reference to weapons and drugs. This month, 19 drug cases were registered against 34 accused, in which 355 bottles, 180 liters of alcohol, 05 kg of 130 grams of hashish, 165 grams of ice were recovered and 05 cases of illegal weapons were registered against 07 accused, from which 09 pistols, 23543 cartridges and 09 magazines were recovered. Mirpur district is a peace zone where criminal elements There is no place for police to protect the life and property of the people. In the future also, the police of Mirpur district will continue to carry out indiscriminate action against the criminal elements, he concluded.