Mirza asks police officials to formulate SOP for recovery of snatched vehicles
KARACHI, Nov 297 (APP): Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Ali Mirza has directed PPO Sindh to formulate a formal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in regard to recovery of snatched/stolen cars and other vehicles and arrest of accused involved. Under the SPO, he directed, as soon as a report is received at a police station about lifting or snatching of a car or motorcycle etc. the same should be immediately communicated to control rooms of other Towns and effective steps be taken for the arrest of culprits, particularly in the Town where a case occurs besides keeping vigil on all exist routes.
He said that report of such vehicles should also becommunicated to all the police stations in the interior of Sndh through VHF control so that police are put on toes at district levelas well. The Minister said that objective
of having a SOP is to ensure the recovery of snatched/stolen vehicles
and arrest of culprits as it has come to knowledge that such vehicles
are being used by anti-state enemies for carrying out their heinous
objectives. He issued these directives while
taking notice of various published newspaper report in this regard and
according to which some 22,000 vehicles were snatched-stolen during the
last 10 months. Dr Mirza called for a report about
such vehicles for the last 10 months from police at district and town
levels and said that police should take concrete measures for recovery
of such vehicles and arrest of accused involved. He directed the display of
specified number plates on vehicles and their issuance to newly
registered vehicles as soon as the registraion number is allotted. He said no leniency be shown in the drive against fancy number plates and unregistered vehicles. Home Minister said that only well
reputed, capable and experienced police officials and personnel be
posted in anti-car lifting cell and arrangements for surprise snap
checking, police patrolling etc be made in areas affected by
snatching/lifting of vehicles. He also issued instructions for
preparation of lists of those arrested on charge of lifting/snatching
of vehicles and who later obtain bail from the courts.
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