ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police arrested 16 suspects involved in serious crimes, including robbery and blind murder.

In a press conference, DIG Islamabad Muhammad Jawad Tariq said that over a period of 10 days, the police’s robbery and dacoity unit (RDU) arrested 16 suspects involved in serious crimes such as robbery, highway dacoity, and a blind murder.

Meanwhile, the RDU also recovered a kidnapped minor girl, a motorcycle, cash, and valuable mobile phones.

DIG said that on March 25, 2026, four people, including a woman, a child, and two men, were murdered, and an eight-year-old girl was kidnapped in the Jhangi Syedan area.

Using advanced technical means, CCTV footage, and human intelligence, the police teams traced and arrested three suspects, and the kidnapped girl was safely recovered. The search for other fugitive accused is ongoing.

Similarly, in the Bhara Kahu Police Station area, on April 6, 2026, employees of the Zonal Head Mian Electronics Branch were on their way to deposit money in a bank when two armed motorbike riders robbed them of 4.267 million rupees at gunpoint.

The three members of the “Shero Gang” involved in this robbery were arrested, including the gang leader.

DIG Tariq also mentioned that seven members of the “Raja Gang” were arrested. They were involved in snatching incidents at gunpoint in the areas of Khanna, Hamak Station, Industrial Area, and Shehzad Town Police Stations.

The suspects have criminal records and have confessed to multiple crimes in the areas of Civil Lines and Chaklala in Rawalpindi.

So far, eight cases have been traced, and further investigations are ongoing. Furthermore, three members of the “Sani Gang” were also arrested.

Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2026