Security co raided; tampered arms recovered

ISLAMABAD Another private security company has been raided by Islamabad police, followed by arrest of its General Manager and seizure of tampered and unlicensed weapons. According to details, Sabzimandi police raided a private companys warehouse-cum-office situated in Sector I/10 on Tuesday and recovered eight unlicensed repeater guns and two pistols. It was also learnt that the company 'Tight Security was providing armed security guards to citizens while introducing itself as a registered company but it has neither got registered with the relevant authorities nor has licensed weapons. When contacted, SP Abdul Ghaffar Qaisarani confirmed the raid and said, We have recovered eight repeater guns and two pistols. He also said that further investigation is underway. According to the police, initially a citizen informed it that he hired a private security guard but had reservations about his weapon, which seemed as tampered. On this, the police started investigation and finally it was proved that aforementioned company had provided unlicensed weapons to its guards. The police also arrested GM of company, Niaz Ahmed and filed a case with the Sabzimandi Police Station. The local police also seized uniforms of the company during the raid. The police said that record of Ghazi Security Company, Chip Security Company and Almateen Security Company was also thoroughly checked.

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