Capital police arrests 24 outlaws.

ISLAMABAD -- The capital police had arrested 24 outlaws including four members of two dacoits' gangs and recovered snatched cash, motorbike, valuables, narcotics and weapons from their possession, a police spokesman on Tuesday said.

According to details, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan ordered a crackdown against criminals including those involved in dacoity incidents.

Following these orders, DIG (Operations) Waqar-Ud-Din Syed directed all zonal officers to accelerate their efforts to curb the crime in the city.

Upon which, SP (investigation) Dr. Syed Mustafa Tanveer constituted special teams under supervision of DSP CIA Hakim Khan including ASIs Aamir Hayat and Safdar along with other officials which successfully busted a two-member dacoit gang involved in snatching cash, and other valuables at gun point from the shopkeepers.

The gangsters have been identified as Babar Khan resident of Karachi and Arshad Mehmood resident of Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi.

During the preliminary investigation, they confessed their involvement in incidents of looting people in areas of Golra Sharif and Shams Colony.

Police team also recovered snatched cash, three bikes and two 30 bore pistols along with ammunition from their possession.

Separate cases have been registered against them in Golra and Shams colony police stations and further investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, SP (Saddar) Muhammad Omer Khan constituted special teams consisting of Saddar Zone officers which accelerated their efforts and one of the police team under supervision of SDPO (Saddar) Khalid Mehmood Awan along with SHO Golra Shabbir Tanoli , ASI Abdul Waheed and others succeeded to arrest two members of dacoit's gang identified as Sheriz Masih and Raiz resident of 26 Chungi.

The police team has also recovered two pistols along with ammunition from their possession.

During the preliminary investigation, they confessed their...