ISLAMABAD, Mar 20, (APP): Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Islamabad
Police has busted an inter-provincial gang involved in dacoity incidents as well as murder of a former US embassy’s employee and recovered gold ornaments, cash, foreign currency and weapons from their possession, a police spokesman said.
He said a special team under supervision of DSP CIA Bashir Ahmed Noon
was constituted to bust the gang involved in dacoity and murders incidents.
The team started investigation into various incidents and succeeded to
bust a gang of dacoits.
The gangsters have been identified as Abdul Naseem Khan alias Abdul
Afghani, Shah Agha Afghani, Musa Khan Afghani, Baon Khan, Sikandar alias Pehlwan Afgnai and Hyat, Police team recovered gold ornaments (226 gram), six gold coins, Rs. 1.3 million, foreign currency (currency of European countries, Bangladesh, India, Korea, Russia and Vietnam), seven watches, five pistols and other looted items from their possession.
During preliminary investigation, they confessed to kill a former
employee of US embassy in Pakistan Iqbal Baig through firing during dacoity incident of his brother Sarwar Baig resident of House # 146, St # 36, sector G-9/1 on July 26, 2015.
The same gang committed dacoity incidents at the house of Mr. Abdul
Rehman in sector F-10/1 on January 4, 2016, Abdul Ahad in sector G-11/4 on December 5, 2015, Brig (Retd) Iftikhar Muhammad in sector F-10/2Â on September 11, 2105, Sardar Muhammad Zahir Khan in sector G-10/2 on January 14, 2016, Dr. Fiaz Gul sector F-10/1 on January 15, 2016, Fiaz Uddin sector E-11 on March 24, 2013, Mehboob Ahmed sector F-10/4 on May 21, 2014.
They also revealed during the interrogation to strike at various shops
and houses in sector F-6, Super Market, sector D-12, Rawalpindi, Nowshera, Sargodha,, Jhelum, Azad Kashmir. Earlier, gang leader Abdul Naseem was arrested by CIA Police Islamabad and he remained jail bird.
Police team also nabbed Abdul Ghaffar Alias Kanter, Anzar Gul Alias
Chachu who confessed to be involved in theft incidents at Farooqi Medical Store, Jagiot Road and CDA office at Old Naval Headquarter Engineering Wing. Police recovered stolen items including batteries and other items from them. They were also imprisoned earlier for involvement in crime incidents.