Staff Reporter
Islamabad Loi Bher police on Saturday busted a gang of professional beggars and also arrested their handlers.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman has directed to launch special crackdown against professional beggars and their handlers with the purpose to curb this menace.
Following his directions, DIG (Operations) Afzaal Ahmed Kausar directed all SPs to constitute special teams to ensure arrest of beggars’ handler and professional alm-seekers. He also ordered to initiate legal process after registering FIRs against the professional beggars.
As per orders, Loi Bher police also made efforts and succeeded to bust a professional gang of beggars and their handler who used to shift beggars for Mandra to Islamabad for begging purpose. Police also recovered a vehicle from handler who used to shift beggars from Mandra to Islamabad and used to receive cash Rs.100 from each beggar.
SSP (Operations) Dr. Syed Mustafa Tanveer has said that this social evil would be curbed and those backing the professional beggars would be dealt with an iron hand.
DIG (Operations) Afzaal Ahmed Kausar has said this crackdown against the professional alm-seekers should remain continue and strict action to be taken against those who force children and women and others to adopt the ugly business.
