Staff Reporter
Islamabad Police have nabbed 10,988 beggars during the ongoing year in its crackdown against professional alm-seekers and their handlers with an aim to curb this menace. A police spokesman said on Thursday that in line with directives of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar khan, DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed constituted teams to ensure arrest of beggars’ handlers while legal process is ensured to register FIRs against the professional alm-seekers. During efforts to curb this menace, police arrested 10,988 professional beggars from various areas of the city during current year.
Waqar Uddin Syed has said that this social evil would be curbed and those backing the professional beggars would be dealt with an iron hand. He said that strict action would be taken against beggars those found around commercial centers, signals and other business areas. During the ongoing year, a total of 10,988 beggars were arrested and ‘Qalandarajat’ were compiled against 702 women, 511 men and 32 transgender.
