Kotli - AJK Police Rounded Up 179 Outlaws

Kotli, AJK police have rounded up at least 179 outlaws in the wake of an extensive crackdown to net the criminals from various parts of the district.

MIRPUR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jul, 2018 ) ,:Kotli, AJK police have rounded up at least 179 outlaws in the wake of an extensive crackdown to net the criminals from various parts of the district.

Disclosing this, Senior Superintendent of Police Kotli Raja Irfan Salim told APP on Tuesday that special police parties led raided at separate locations in Kotli district and recovered 1866 bottles of illicit domestic-made liquor besides 77 Kg of Charas, 8 Kg of Heroin, one Kg of opium besides huge catchy of the illicit arms including 4 kalashinkoves, 21 pistols, 19 guns, 17 non-custom paid unlawful vehicles, 16 stolen motor bikes. Besides, 76 proclaimed offenders were also arrested during the district-wise drive to eliminate the anti-social elements including those involved in heinous crimes, the district police chief added.

The SSP said that 142 of the drug (narcotics) paddlers were nabbed in 130 cases registered in various police stations in the district and recovered the above mentioned illegal drugs. Similarly police arrested 33 accused in 27 cases of possessing above confiscated unlicensed fire arms and weapons.

He said that over Rs. 15 million non-custom paid vehicles and 16 stolen motorbikes were also recovered and confiscated by the police during months long extensive drive to net the accused, he added.

Irfan Salim told that police also arrested a 4-member inter-provincial dacoits / way laiders band involved in snatching a Sazuki pickup at Holaar during the month of recent Ramadan ul Mubarak.

He underlined that primarily, the credit of these continued laurels secured by Kotli Police goes to City Police Station, Khuiratta, Naar, Sehensa, Charhoi and CIA Staff Police Stations. The SSP said that 53 cases were registered against the accused for defying traffic rules, including over-speeding, overloading and driving by the under-aged drivers.

To a question, Raja Irfan Salim said that National Action Plan is being implemented in the district in letter and spirit. He resolved that supremacy and rule of law will be ensured in all circumstances. He categorically denied the recent reports appeared on the social media about installation of secrete close circuit cameras in the try rooms of various garments and tailoring shops in Kotli city. He said that almost all garments' stores and tailoring shops were secretly checked and there had not been verification of any of such complaint.

He, however, said that investigations in to two complaints lodged by two women in City and Khuiratta Police Stations was in progress after registration of such two identical cases.

The SSP underlined that in these complainant, ladies were also allegedly involved in both of the above cases. He appealed to the media and the masses to perform their due role to ensure due peaceful, safe and secured environment for the society.