ABBOTTABAD: Police here have busted an eight-member gang of motorcycle thieves and recovered 11 stolen motorcycles from their possession.

Addressing a press conference, additional SP Arif Javed and Mirpur police station DSP said that the police took action and arrested eight members of the gang following instructions by the district police officer to contain increasing incidents of motorcycle theft.

Cases of motorcycle theft were registered in Cantt police station, Mangal police station, Nawansher police station and Mirpur police station.

The arrested persons were identified as Kashif, Zahid, Samiullah, Bilal, Muawiyah, Ismail, Wajid and Imranullah. The suspects were also wanted to police in other cases in Rawalpindi.

Meanwhile, the district administration sealed seven CNG stations and imposed fine on their owners for charging higher prices than those fixed by the government.

Taking action on public complaints about illegal increase in CNG prices, additional assistant commissioner Ali Sher along with industries department officials inspected various petrol pumps and CNG stations and checked the rates. At least seven CNG stations were sealed and fines imposed on the owners.

Published in Dawn, July 15th, 2022