LAHORE: Police claimed to have busted a gang of pickpockets by arresting its 15 members from Minar-e-Pakistan during the PML-N rally.
According to Chung Organised Crime Unit, the arrested pickpockets told the police that they belonged to Sindh and came to Minar-e-Pakistan to pickpocket attendees of the rally.
Police said the gang was comprised of 40 to 45 pickpockets.
The outlaws pickpocketed citizens in rallies and crowded places, Chung DSP Farooq Asghar Awan said, adding they are history-sheeters and involved in dozens of theft incidents.
Further investigation is under way.
The accused were arrested with the help of professional skills, modern technology and public relations, the DSP said.
The accused will be punished with the help of prosecution partnership. Further operations will continue against the criminal elements, he said.
A certificate of appreciation from DIG Organized Crime Unit Lahore was given to the DSP and his team.