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Wanted member of bike lifter gang held: 06 stolen motorbikes recovered

Islamabad, April 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): Islamabad Capital police Khanna police team apprehended a wanted member of a former jailbird bike lifter gang involved in numerous bikes lifting incidents and recovered 06 stolen motorbikes from his possession, a police public relations officer said.

He said that, following the special directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad capital police had started a crackdown against criminal elements involved in car and bike lifting incidents in order to save the precious lives and property of citizens.

Following these directives, a Khanna police team used the technical and human resources and succeeded in apprehending a wanted member of a bike lifter gang involved in numerous bikes lifting incidents.

Police team also recovered 06 stolen bikes from his possession. The accused was identified as Salman. Cases are already registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway. During the preliminary investigation the accused confessed to being involved in many bike lifting incidents.

CPO/ DIG Operations Islamabad Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari directed all senior officials for effective crackdown against the accused involved in car and bike lifting incidents.

The performance of police officials in this regard would be reviewed on a continuous basis, he maintained. He further directed all zonal officers to intensify the crackdown against the criminal elements. “Safety and security of the citizens is our foremost priority, and no laxity will be tolerated in this regard”, he added.

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