Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police have successfully apprehended the key accused in two high-profile criminal cases, including a mobile shop robbery and the brutal murder of an elderly man. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Operations/Investigation Muhammad Arsalan Shahzaib, along with senior police officials, briefed the media during a press conference at the Rescue-15 office on Sunday. SSP Shahzaib said that the first case involved a robbery at a mobile shop within the jurisdiction of the Secretariat Police Station, where four armed suspects targeted the business.

In a separate incident, he said that an elderly man was found murdered in Bhara Kahu, with his throat slit. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, swiftly took notice of these serious crimes and ordered the formation of special police teams under the leadership of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Ali Raza, and SSP Arsalan Shahzaib, he said adding that these teams were tasked with investigating both cases. SSP Shahzaib said utilizing modern investigative techniques, including digital tracking and surveillance, the police teams managed to identify and arrest the four suspects involved in the mobile shop robbery within just 48 hours.

He said the arrested individuals, Faisal, Shabbir, Ghulam Abbas, and Muhammad Faraz, were found in possession of several firearms, including a Kalashnikov rifle, a 55 bore rifle, an M-16 style pistol, two 30 bore pistols, and the motorcycles used in the robbery. Additionally, the stolen money was recovered, he added. SSP said a key factor in identifying the suspects was a viral video recorded by a bystander during the mobile shop robbery. He said that the video, which was captured on a mobile phone by a civilian, played a crucial role in tracking down the culprits.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan