SARGODHA - Sargodha Police on Friday issued his annual performance report for the year 2024. DPO Asad Ejaaz Malhi, unveiling the annual performance report, said that Sargodha Police recovered stolen property worth more than Rs600 million in the year 2024 and handed it over to the original owners after legal action. He said that after hundreds of crackdowns on criminal elements, 4,712 criminals were arrested, while taking action against those who were possessing illegal weapons, displaying them and firing into the air, 2,433 cases were registered, whereas 131 Kalashnikovs, 217 rifles, 417 guns, 1,961 pistols, 29 revolvers and 21,919 bullets and cartridges were recovered from them. Similarly, 1,934 cases were registered during the operation against drug peddlers and 771.637 kilogrammes of hashish, 24 kilogrammes of heroin, 54.129 kilogrammes of opium, 10.162 kilogrammes of ice, 6,253 litres of wine, 42,340 litres of alcohol were recovered. In the year 2024, 192 dangerous gangs were also arrested.
He said that 73 missing and kidnapped children were traced and handed over to their families. Twenty-eight blind murders were traced and settled on merit. Dr Asad also disclosed that facilities were provided to 71,481 people at Police Service Centres and facilities were provided to 5,644 people at Police Protection Centre Sargodha. Similarly, various facilities were provided to 2,032 minority people at Meesaq Centre Sargodha. He also said that 535 stolen mobiles were traced through e-gadget and handed over to the original owners. He said that 303,311 people were checked through e-Police Post App, out of which 170 were arrested. Similarly, 95 criminals traveling through Travel Eye App and 22 criminals hiding in hotels through Hotel Eye App were arrested and imprisoned. The DPO also said that 75 stolen vehicles were recovered through the e-Police Post App, whereas 7,537 people were heard in the open courts of the DPO office and their problems were resolved. He said that the crackdown against criminal elements will continue in the future and strict legal action will be taken against lawbreakers.
(The Nation)
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