Reforms a must to curb crimes, says DIG

LAHORE: Lahore DIG Operations Muhammad Waqas Nazir said latest technology and resources were being utilised along with introducing institutional reforms for prevention and control of crimes in the city. He said all the divisional SPs have been given special task to arrest criminals involved in heinous crimes. Special teams have been constituted to grab proclaimed offenders particularly those involved in selling drugs in and around the educational institutions. Lahore Police (Operations Wing) issued the facts and figures regarding its performance of March. According to the report as many as 184 members of 80 gangs were arrested and recovered around 1.8 crore rupees from them. Police have arrested 526 criminals and recovered 47 rifles, 12 Kalashnikov, 18 guns, 442 revolvers and pistols as well as more than 4,183 bullets from criminals.

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