Despite being listed in 11 FIRs, land grabber remains a threat to locals.

Byline: Tahir Niaz

ISLAMABAD -- As land-grabbing became a profession in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Wajid Mahmood seemed to have had decided to choose it as a career then.

He has been listed as an accused in nine First Information Reports (FIRs) registered from time-to-time at Sihala police station of the capital. Since February 2009, Wajid Mahmood, son of Muhammad Nazir alias 'Mooda', a resident of Kortana in the suburbs of the capital city, has been listed as an accused in more than nine criminal cases with the allegations ranging from causing hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting; assault or criminal force to women with intent to outrage their modesty; possessing illegal arms; criminal intimidation, and the like. The incidents and subsequent FIRs seem to be an outcome of his land-grabbing activities and still he is a threat to the life and property of many others, especially those living in the jurisdiction of Sihala police station, whose record is replete with cases of land-grabbing.

According to the details gathered by this scribe, On February 17, 2009, Sihala police booked Wajid Mahmood and his accomplices in FIR No. 23/09 under section 337-A/II, 337-A/I, 337-F/I, 109, 147, 149 of the PPC for severely injuring Rub Nawaz son of Muhammad Azad, a resident of Kortana, PO Rawat, district Islamabad at Kortana Stop on February 12, 2009. On December 16, 2012, Sihala police booked Wajid Mahmood in FIR No. 259/12 under section 337-H/II, 506 of the PPC on the complaint of one Mahram Khan, son of Abdul Razzaq, a resident of Kortana.

On January 13, 2013, at around 1:30pm, Wajid Mahmood and his accomplices shot injured one Muhammad Ali, son of Muhammad Riasat in the area of Kortana. Sihala police registered a case (FIR No. 5/2013) against Wajid Mahmood and others under section 324 of the PPC.

On July 21, 2013 at around 7:40pm, the accused and his accomplices injured Abdus Salam, Asad, Asif and Shahzad by opening fire at them in the area of Dhok Habeeb Abad, Kortana, Islamabad after heated argument with the victims in the limits of police station Sihala. The police booked Wajid Mahmood and others in FIR No 151/2013 under section 324, 354, 148,149 of the PPC on the complaint of one Abdul Qayyum son of Muhammad Yaseen.

On February 3, 2015, Sihala police booked Wajid Mahmood in FIR No. 70/15 under section 342, 148, 149 of the PPC for beating and keeping in wrongful confinement to one Naveed Hussain. On March...