On the direction of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, Punjab Police has speeded up the crackdown to arrest the fugitive proclaimed offenders abroad.
Punjab Police arrested 06 dangerous POs who fled to United Arab Emirates after committing serious crimes.
On the direction of IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, the crackdown of Punjab Police is underway to arrest the absconding proclaimed offenders abroad. Punjab Police arrested 06 dangerous proclaimed offenders who fled to United Arab Emirates by committing serious crimes. The accused were brought to Pakistan with the help of Interpol and further action is being taken against them. The accused were wanted in different districts in serious incidents of murder, robbery and dacoity. Fugitive absconding abroad namely Touqeer Butt, Malik Bostan Hassan, Saim Zaib, Waqar Azeem, Naseem Abbas were wanted in various serious murder cases, while fugitive dangerous proclaimed offender Yasir Qamar Shahzad was wanted in a dacoity case.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar congratulated the police teams who arrested the dangerous proclaimed offenders. IG Punjab said that this year, Punjab Police arrested more than 90 proclaimed offenders who were absconding or trying to escape abroad by committing serious crimes. He further said that the proclaimed offenders were arrested and brought to Pakistan with the help of police, FIA and law enforcers of various countries including Interpol. IG Punjab has directed all the RPOs and DPOs to continue the crackdown to arrest the fugitive proclaimed offenders abroad involved in serious incidents and bring the dangerous criminals under the grip of the law and punish them.
(Handout No. 393)
Syed Mubashar Hussain
Director Public Relations
Punjab Police
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