88 gangs of criminals busted during Ramazan

KARACHI: As many as 88 gangs of criminals were busted by the Sindh police in the province during Ramazan.

This was stated in a Ramazan performance report presented to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Shahid Nadeem Baloch.

A police spokesman said here on Monday that from the first to 29th of Ramazan there were 244 police encounters in the province and 88 gangs of criminals were busted.

In all, 18 dacoits and four terrorists were killed and 2,296 arrests were made during the period.

Some 10 kg of explosive, 25 detonators, 12 hand grenades, four devices, a suicide jacket, 637 pistols, 17 rifles, 64 shot guns, 30 SMGs, one LMG and 11,578 rounds were recovered from the possession of the accused.

The report further pointed out that as many as 19 police personnel embraced martyrdom.