Two cops held for looting currency dealer
City police have arrested a serving policeman and a retired cop for allegedly snatching Rs600,000 from a currency exchange dealer. Their third accomplice, who is also a serving cop, is still on the run.
Currency exchange dealer Abdullah complained to the City Police that he was sitting in a vehicle with a customer for an exchange transaction when three policemen arrived. Two of them were in uniform, while one was in plain clothes holding a wireless device.
They started questioning the complainant. When Abdullah explained that it was a business transaction, the suspects started searching him.
The uniformed cops took his mobile phone, with one sitting in the back seat and the other in the front passenger seat of the car. The plainclothes official remained by the motorcycle.
The suspects then drove Abdullah to Murree Road, where they stopped at a juice shop. After drinking juice, the official on the motorcycle joined them, and they fled with Rs600,000 near the RDA Park.
The police managed to arrest serving policeman Zohaib, who is currently posted in the Rawalpindi Crimes Investigation Agency (CIA), and former policeman Riyasat, who was dismissed from service in 2019. Raids are still ongoing to arrest the third suspect.
A police spokesperson said that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against the serving cop, who has been served a charge sheet. He made it clear that abuse of power and supporting criminal elements would never be tolerated, and such individuals have no place in the department.
The accused would be charged with solid evidence, the spokesman maintained.
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