LAHORE, April 12: Deputy Inspector General of Police (operations) Rao Sardar Ali Khan on Tuesday issued dismissal orders of four inspectors, including a serving station house officer, two sub-inspectors and an assistant sub-inspector on various criminal charges. The DIG issued the orders after finding unsatisfactory answers the officials gave against different charges during an orderly room.

Former Ichhra SHO Inspector Tahir Zainul Abidin, former Green Town SHO Inspector Muzamil Husain and SI Saeed Anwar, who also remained Green Town SHO, were dismissed from service for misusing authority, implicating innocent citizens in cases, blackmailing them and receiving bribe.

Three officials registered several fake cases against the victims of Canal Motors scandal and kept them blackmailing.

Badamai Bagh SHO Inspector Subtain Shah and SI Mushtaq Tariq were fired from service for patronising land-grabbers, misusing authority, failing to control crime and indulging in corruption.

Both of them received Rs150,000 from a group which illegally occupied the plot of a citizen, Arif.

Inspector Muhammad Rafique and ASI Asghar Ali were sacked for releasing a murder accused, Iftikhar, after receiving bribe. Iftikhar was detained by the officials in connection with a murder case registered with the Samanabad police.

car lifters held: Anti-Vehicle Lifting Staff of the Iqbal Town Division claim to have arrested three car lifters of Ijaz gang and recovered eight cars and one motorcycle from their possession.

During preliminary interrogation, the criminals confessed to 15 cases of car lifting.

The police said on the directive of Capital City Police Officer Aslam Tareen, the SP CRO constituted a team under the supervision of Anti-Vehicle Lifting Staff DSP Tariq Sukhera which arrested ringleader Ijaz Ahmad, Ishfaq alias Shaka and Sabir.

The police recovered eight cars and one motorcycle worth Rs3.5 million from their possession.

The criminals would take the stolen vehicles to Peshawar through motorway where they sold them at cheaper rates. Further investigation is in progress.

The CCPO has announced cash prizes and commendatory certificates for the police team.

Two held: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Tuesday to have arrested two persons for using counterfeit cards of a foreign bank.

According to an FIA spokesman, Asif Shahzad and Usman Butt used seven counterfeit cards of the Citibank.

A case has been registered against the accused.