Work going on to make Islamabad crime free city

ISLAMABAD: Bani Amin said he was also working to declare one police station as “Crime Free Police Station”. In that police station qualified police officers will be deputed and once when crime rate will be zero in that area he will start working on one more and in the end whole city would be made crime free.(DT)

33 Rape cases in Karachi, 120 rape - gang-rape cases in Sindh

Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza Thursday told the provincial assembly that 114 cases of rape, six of gang-rape, 15 of sexual assault and nine of gender harassment were reported in the province during May 1, 2008, to October 31, 2008, whereas most number of rape cases, 33, were reported in Karachi.

He was replying to the queries of lawmakers. According to Mirza, women do not report such cases because of the social compulsions and restrictions while majority of the matters are usually settled outside court. The Home Department has established complaint cell at every police station of the province.

Answering another question, the minister said the ratio between the number of crimes, including rape and gape rape, and conviction of the accused was very low because of lack protection for the witnesses. However, his department had submitted a plan to the chief minister for rehabilitating the witnesses at safer places, he added.

To another question, Mirza told the House that 38 cases of physical abuse of women, 37 of domestic violence and one case of acid burns were reported during the said period.

Minister further said an Anti-Honour Killing Cell had been established in Sindh Police, currently functioning in Sukkur region with the assistance of UNDP. However, no women police officer was working at the facility.

Awareness and education could change the mindset of people to honour the women and to avoid violence against them, he remarked.(Nation)

Karachi Girl Rape: Four held

Man arrested for threat to minister

ISLAMABAD - Capital Cops, in a bid to tighten noose around anti-social elements, have arrested a man from Faisalabad who made threatening call to explode the building of Ministry of Interior and residence of the Minister for Interior.

The person making threatening calls was identified as Tahir Rasheed and was arrested by CID Cops Islamabad, from Faisalabad. PS Secretariat has registered the case against the nabbed accused under 25-D telegraph act.

According to details, a man made a threatening call on 13th December 2010 at official number of Ministry of Interior and warned that the building of Ministry would be exploded within no time. The personnel of law enforcement agencies rushed there and cleared the building after thorough inspection. Following the call, DIG Operations Bani Ameen constituted a special team comprising of cops of CID.

The team, under the supervision of DIG Operations and through assistance of Faisalabad cops, succeeded in arresting the caller from Faisalabad who was later identified as Tahir Rasheed.

DIG Operations Bani Ameen has appreciated the performance of Capital Cops’ CID team while warning that those elements involved in mischievous activities would face stern action.

IGP Islamabad Syed Kaleem Imam, on the other hand, has said that Capital Cops are a competent force in the country and those creating chaos through hoax calls would not be spared. He went on saying that Capital Cops have proved their competence by arresting the person within no time, who was making hoax calls to Ministry of Interior. (Uzma Zafar - Daily Mail)

Young man kills sister over a minor issue in Faisalabad

Faisalabad: An infuriated youth shot dead his sister over a minor dispute in the area of Sargodha road police station. According to police, Ulfat Bibi, a resident of Chak No.1-JB, exchanged harsh words with her brother Faryad over a minor domestic dispute which infuriated the youth who shot the lady dead and fled. Police took the body into custody and started investigation.

Meanwhile a man killed his wife over domestic issue in the area of Nishatabad police station on Wednesday. According to police, some differences were developed between Asima Bibi and her husband Muhammad Shahid resident of Noorpur over domestic issue. The infuriated husband killed his wife and fled from the scene. A case has been registered and investigation was under way.

Karachi Crimes: Stolen sugar worth millions of rupees recovered, 2 held

KARACHI: Police recovered stolen sugar worth millions of rupees and arrested two culprits on Monday.

A truck loaded with sugar bags was intercepted on the Northern Bypass in Gadap Town police limits. When asked about the sugar, the driver could not provide a satisfactory answer.

Police detained the driver, confiscated 300 bags of sugar and moved them to the Surjani Town police station. The driver divulged that the warehouse from where he had stolen the sugar had even more sugar stock.

Police raided the warehouse and recovered 600 bags of 50-kg sugar and arrested the culprit. Police said someone named Nisar had directed the driver to take the sugar to Mauripur.

Two of a gang arrested: Investigation police of Landhi have arrested two members of an organised group of criminals wanted in different cases of robberies of shops in Landhi No 3½.

East Zone Investigation SSP Manzoor Ahmad Khatyan said the arrested robbers were members of a notorious gang and hardened criminals involved in organised crime of robberies.

On a tip-off, police conducted a raid in Landhi No 6 and arrested alleged robbers, Tanveer alias Ansari and Muhammad Sajid Anwer, and recovered two TT pistols, two magazines, 10 rounds of bullets and three mobile phones from their possession.

They were wanted in different cases of robberies by the New Karachi, Zaman Town, Orangi Town, Taimuria, Korangi, Landhi, Azizabad, Sukkhan, Liaquatabad, Shah Latif and other police stations. Anwer was involved in head constable Gauhar Ali’s murder whose FIR No 460/99 was registered at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station.

FIA nabs three passport cell employees: The Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested an official of the Passport Cell and two others for issuing passports to illegal immigrants.

Official sources said Assistant Deputy Director Rao Mohammad Akhtar, data entry operator Qamar Hussain and peon Ibrahim were arrested in light of the information provided by a detained agent, Ahmed.

All the arrested men are being questioned and there are possibilities of more officials’ involvement, including officials of the National Database Registration Authority.

Injured PPI activist dies in hospital: A Punjabi-Pakhtun Ittehad (PPI) activist, who was injured in the Dec 8 protests against Rangers Special Force (RSF) in Kunwari Colony, died at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) on Monday.

A resident of Kunwari Colony, Akmal Awan, 24, succumbed to his injuries during treatment at ASH. Peerabad police officials said Awan was shot at by unidentified people during a protest against RSF’s search operation in Kunwari Colony.

kidnapped girl from Bazarta line: Nadia asks IGP to recover

Sindh Minister for Human Rights Nadia Gabol yesterday took the notice of kidnapping of a 12-year old girl Faiza from Bazarta Line in the limits of Saddar Police Station and sought a report from relevant DIG in this regard. The father of the girl is the retired navy servant Mohammad Shakeel. Nadia Gabol directed the relevant authorities to ensure recovery of the abducted girl with immediate effect and award severe punishment to the accused. She said despite passage of 20 days, the non-recovery of the girl has raised question mark on the performance of Karachi police.