RAWALPINDI: Police arrested a man for impersonating as member of a premier intelligence agency and recovered an illegal weapon and a bogus service card from him on Sunday.

Wajid Munir, sub-inspector and incharge of the police post at Gulzar-i-Quaid, said he signaled a car bearing a green registration plate after finding it suspicious.

He said the man on the driving seat introduced himself as Shahzaib Afzal, resident of Mandi Bahauddin and a serving sub-inspector of the intelligence agency and also showed a service card of the agency.

The official said verification of the service card showed it was fake. He said a 30-bore pistol along with two magazines lying on the front seat of the car was also recovered by the police.

The suspect produced a weapon licence of 7.62mm Kalashnikov, however, the police confiscated it. An FIR under relevant sections of the law was registered with the police and an investigation launched.

Meanwhile, Pirwadhai police arrested a man on the charge of quarreling and beating anti-dengue team. Police said identified the arrested man as Mohammad Amin.

Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2022