Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations Wing) Lahore Ashfaq Khan has said that effective patrolling by Dolphin units on busy roads and congested areas has surely foiled many a crimes and downgraded the crime rate in the metropolis.
During a crackdown, Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit (PRU) recovered 30 pistols, 02 rifles, 02 pump action, 22 magazine, 159 bullets and thousands of rupees from criminals.
SP Dolphins Squad Rashid Hadayat, while giving details of the weekly performance of both the wings informed that crime fighters of Dolphins Squad and PRU also recovered narcotics including 12 bottles of liquor from the accused criminals. Dolphins and PRU wings showed immediate response to the all 627 calls received on helpline 15.
While promoting Community Policing both Dolphins and PRU helped as many as 68 people on different roads of the city. Dolphin Squad and PRU during vigorous and effective patrolling in the city, checked 2571 vehicles, more than 01 lac and 54 thousand motor bikes and 156684 persons. As many as 147 motor bikes, 03 vehicles and 259 persons were impounded in different Police Stations due to incomplete documents whereas disciplinary action was taken against responsible persons.
As many as 01 car, 13 bikes, 17 mobile phones, 03grm gold were recovered from the criminals during action. Dolphin Squad and PRU also arrested 19 criminals for violating One Wheeling and 06 in Aerial Firing. Both Dolphin Squad and PRU also arrested 139 PO, TOs and CAs during last week crackdown.
