Three Held for Rs2.5 Million House Dacoity in Tandlianwala

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Three men have been arrested in Tandlianwala for allegedly looting a house of cash and valuables worth Rs2,548,000
The arrested men are Tanveer, Bilawal and Arif, the police handout says
FIR 140/26 says the gang took Rs1,629,000 in cash, four mobile phones and gold jewellery worth Rs800,000
The dacoity took place on the night of February 23, when three armed men scaled the wall of the house
The case has been registered under section 392 of the Pakistan Penal Code

FAISALABAD: Tandlianwala police have arrested three men for allegedly looting cash and valuables worth Rs2,548,000 from a house.

According to the Faisalabad police handout, the arrested men, Tanveer, Bilawal and Arif, had snatched cash, jewellery and mobile phones from the house of Muhammad Afzal in Tandlianwala.

The spokesman said SHO City Tandlianwala Ahmed Muneel Shah arrested the three men with the help of technical resources, adding that the stolen property was being recovered.

According to the FIR registered at the City Tandlianwala police station, the case was lodged on the written complaint of Muhammad Afzal on February 23, more than eight months before the arrests.

PDFFIR 140/26, City Tandlianwala police station

FIR 140/26, City Tandlianwala police station, Faisalabad

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The FIR says three unknown armed men scaled the wall of Afzal’s house at about 1:30am on February 23, while the family was asleep.

It says one of them stood guard outside while the other two entered the inner rooms and held the family at gunpoint.

It says the men broke open a trunk and took Rs1,629,000 in cash, four mobile phones worth Rs119,000 and gold jewellery worth Rs800,000, including two earrings and two rings weighing two tolas.

The FIR lists the stolen phones as an OPPO A15 worth Rs22,000, an Infinix worth Rs25,000, an OPPO A58 worth Rs40,000 and an OPPO A16 worth Rs32,000.

The FIR carries section 392 of the Pakistan Penal Code. It says ASI Muhammad Tausif-ur-Rehman of the City Tandlianwala police is taking the case forward.

Section 392 of the Penal Code provides rigorous imprisonment of three to ten years and a fine for robbery, extendable to 14 years if the robbery is committed on a highway.

The spokesman said CPO Faisalabad had made it clear that there was zero tolerance for dacoity and robbery and that those involved would face the law.

The spokesman said the gang was also being investigated for other incidents in the area.

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