The police, on the directions of IG Shoaib Dastagir, have started a crackdown against beggars’ mafia on roads during the lockdown across the province so that the citizens traveling on roads may be saved from any undue trouble and difficulty.
In this regard, police teams while taking legal actions against 2205 beggars included 1862 male beggars and 293 female beggars along with 50 children beggars. 657 cases have been registered against such elements involved in begging whereas 2071 individuals have been released on warning.
According to the details, IG Shoaib Dastagir stressed upon all field officers to speed up the crackdown against beggars mafia and directed that such characterless persons who exploit children for begging do not deserve any concession and special action should be taken against them and in this regard actions should be kept on with collaboration of teams of Child Protection Bureau.
He further added that swift actions should be taken against those drugs addictives who pretend themselves to be handicapped and jobless so that the citizens may be saved from them. He moreover said that with respect to police actions, progress report should be sent to Central Police Office.