Serious crime falls in Punjab for third week running

Key Points:

Serious crime across Punjab has fallen for a third straight week.
The crackdown on murder, dacoity, robbery, child and women abuse and organised crime is the top priority.
Police will keep a special focus on crime hotspots, with immediate action to sustain the decline.
Excess of authority, code-of-conduct violations and corruption will not be tolerated.

LAHORE: Murder, dacoity and rape across Punjab have all fallen for a third straight week.

A Punjab Police spokesman said serious crime had fallen for a third consecutive week.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Karim chaired the weekly crime-control review meeting in Lahore, where all regions and districts were reviewed in detail on Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s directions.

Officers take notes at the weekly crime-control review meeting in Lahore.

Officers around the table at the weekly crime-control review meeting in Lahore, with the video-link wall behind them.

IGP Punjab Abdul Karim chairs the weekly crime-control review meeting, with senior officers around the table.

AIG Monitoring told the meeting the decline had steadied thanks to an effective operational strategy.

The IGP directed special focus on crime hotspots, with immediate action to keep the decline going. He said the crackdown on murder, dacoity, robbery, child and women abuse and organised crime was the top priority.

He asked RPOs and DPOs to keep working hard to make the chief minister’s ‘Mehfooz Punjab Vision‘ a success and directed RPOs to review district officers’ performance themselves on a regular basis.

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He directed thana inspections, effective patrolling, surveillance and the use of IT-based modern technology. He warned that excess of authority, violations of the code of conduct and corruption would not be tolerated and that strict action would continue without discrimination.

Additional IGP Imran Arshad, Additional IGP Investigation Muhammad Kamran Khan, AIG Monitoring, SSP Investigation Punjab, AIG Operations, AIG Coordination and AIG Admin and Security attended the meeting.

CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana, Additional IGP South Punjab Syed Khurram Ali, MD Safe Cities, RPOs, CPOs, DPOs and DIGs Operations and Investigation Lahore joined by video link.

Last week’s meeting, on 6 November, also heard that serious crime was falling across the province.

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