Karachi Police says that following the massive enhance in automobile and bike snatching incidents since January, the police began a crackdown in opposition to junkies who purchase these automobiles, which has resulted in a major discount in these crimes.
In an unique dialog with Impartial Urdu, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anti-Automotive Lifting Cell Karachi Muhammad Arif Aslam Rao stated: ‘Over the past three months of final yr and the primary three months of this yr, there was a rise in automobile thefts in Karachi. And there was an enormous enhance within the incidents of snatching.
In its first three months, a median of 180 to 190 vehicles or bikes have been stolen or stolen each month in Karachi. After the rise in these crimes, all points of those crimes have been labored on. It had the facet of what number of and which teams and people are concerned within the incidents of stealing or snatching automobiles.’
He stated that ‘the opposite facet of this analysis is that the place the stolen and snatched automobiles and bikes are taken, it was discovered that some automobiles are pushed exterior town or province. The remainder of the automobiles are bought to Karachi junkyards. Those that promote a few of their components available in the market promote some components as iron.’
In accordance with Mohammad Arif Aslam Rao, following this investigation, the Karachi Police, based mostly on intelligence data, recognized greater than 350 junk sellers within the metropolis who purchase stolen or stolen automobiles.
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He stated that groups consisting of 30 officers have been fashioned on this and the crackdown was began.
Throughout which greater than 50 circumstances have been filed up to now and 77 junkies who purchase stolen automobiles have been arrested.
In accordance with Mohammad Arif Aslam Rao, aside from automobiles, sewer covers, bridges, underground cables are additionally reduce and bought to junkyards.
In accordance with Mohammad Arif Aslam Rao: ‘Because of the crackdown on junkyards, there was a transparent discount within the variety of bike thefts and snatchings within the metropolis and it has reached its lowest degree within the final two years. The operation in opposition to the patrons of stolen automobiles has seen a transparent discount in these crimes.
There are literally thousands of junk outlets available in the market situated in Sher Shah, Karachi. In accordance with President Anjuman Welfare Kabadian Sher Shah Malik Zahid Dehlvi, this market has been established since 1955, the place the present distributors are formally registered. The products stolen within the metropolis are purchased by particular person junkyards sitting in several areas as an alternative of Sher Shah Market.
Speaking to Impartial Urdu, Malik Zahid Dehlvi stated: ‘We’re proud of the police crackdown on those that purchase stolen items. As a result of these individuals are the reason for notoriety of all scrap sellers.’
He stated that ‘now we have requested the authorities to register all junks and to make them panbad, to maintain proof of no matter items they purchase or promote and present them to the authorities when the time comes.’
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2024-06-08 12:50:27
