Notorious criminal held with weapons in Multan
Police sources said that case has been registered against the criminal
MULTAN (Web Desk) – Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested a notorious criminal and recovered illegal weapons from his possession during a crack down launched by Seetal Mari police station here on Friday.
According to police sources, in line with special directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Raza Khan, Seetal Mari police launched a crack down against criminals under the supervision of DSP New Multan circle Shahzad Manzoor. During the crack down, a notorious criminal namely Muhammad Babar s/o Muhammad Aslam and recovered five repeaters, one pistol and rounds from his possession.
Police sources said that case has been registered against the criminal and investigations have been started.
On the other hand, under the spirit of the ongoing extensive campaign to net the violators of the lockdown, the police rounded up 67 persons on the charges of defying the prohibitory orders imposed to avert the spread of coronavirus in Mirpur district during last 24 hours.
Mirpur Senior Superintendent of Police Raja Irfan Salim Friday told reporters that the police also impounded a total of 27 vehicles including rickshaws and motorbikes which were being used by the violators of the lockdown during their unnecessary movement in various parts of the district, defying the SOPs set by the authorities.
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has imposed a strict ban on the entry and exit to and from the AJK to avert spread of COVID-19 that has gripped various parts of the world including Pakistan and AJK, Irfan said.
The SSP said that cases have been registered against the arrested accused in various police stations of the district and further investigations are in progress.
