ISLAMABAD: Islamabad capital police Industrial Area police team apprehended two wanted members of a bike lifter gang involved in bike lifting incident and recovered a stolen motorbike from their possession, a police public relations officer said. He said that, following the special directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the Islamabad capital police had started a crackdown against criminal elements involved in car and bike lifting incidents in order to save the precious lives and property of citizens. Following these directives, the police team used technical and human resources and succeeded in apprehending two wanted members of a bike lifter gang involved in bike lifting incidents. Police team also recovered a stolen motorbike from their possession. The accused were identified as Aqib Ali and Muddasir. Case has already been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway. During the preliminary investigation the accused confessed to being involved in numerous bike lifting incidents in the jurisdiction of the Industrial Area police station. CPO/ DIG Operations Islamabad Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari appreciated the police team’s efforts and directed all senior officials for effective crackdown against the accused involved in car and bike lifting incidents. The performance of police officials in this regard would be reviewed on a continuous basis, he maintained. DNA
