ISLAMABAD: More than 7,000 proclaimed offenders and court absconders are wanted by the Islamabad police in various cases over the past several years, the Senate was informed yesterday.
In response to a question, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan revealed in Parliament that 3,927 proclaimed offenders and 3,623 court absconders are wanted by the police.
Pakistan Peoples Party Senator from Balochistan, Nawabzada Saifullah Magsi, had sought the complete break up of proclaimed offenders and court absconders wanted in Islamabad for the past several years.
The minister, while giving details, informed the house that FIRs had been registered against 3,927 proclaimed offenders in 18 police stations of the capital. The accused were involved in various crimes like murder, rape, kidnapping for ransom, robbery and cheque dishonouring, among others.
According to the minister, Margalla Police Station tops the chart with 683 proclaimed offenders, Kohsar Police Station is on the second with 582 and Shalimar Police Station on third place with 404.
When contacted, Margalla SHO Ghulam Muhammad Baqir admitted that the figure of his police station is high and the main reason is that it covers a huge area. He said six sectors fall under the jurisdiction of his police station therefore, registration of cases are high because of the high crime ratio.
While justifying the police station’s performance, the officer claimed that crime is a natural phenomenon which happens in developed countries.
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