 Police have arrested a four-member gang allegedly involved in crimes including murder, theft and car snatching. A staff member at the presidency was also among those arrested, sources told Daily Times. Senior police officials formed a raiding party headed by the sub-divisional police officer of the Secretariat circle to control crime. The police raided a deserted house at Ali pur Farash. Upon seeing the police, the accused opened fire and in retaliation police officials returned fire, sources said.
| In Bangla, this'd be the part where the mastermind tries to escape, is gunned down in the crossfire, everyone else escapes, and a zip gun and a bullet are recovered... |
After overpowering the gang, the police seized illegal weapons and stolen money. During preliminary investigations, the suspects confessed to being involved in more than 25 crimes of murder, theft and robbery in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, sources said. Naseer Ahmed, a President House messenger, was among those arrested while the other three accused were from Kurk. Arif Hussain Shah, investigation officer, refused to provide details about the gang. |