Head money sought for 143 hardened criminals

LAHORE - Central Police Office (CPO) has omitted the names of 51 persons from the list of 194 hardened criminals, which was forwarded by the City police to fix head money for their arrest. The list comprising proclaimed offenders/court absconders and containing criminals necessary information and other particulars, was meant for the Home Department to fix head money on them. The sources in the CPO say 51 criminals are dropped on various grounds including incomplete record of the cases registered against them, missing pictures and incomplete addresses, while some are excluded due to their involvement in one or two cases only in various police stations of the provincial capital. The omitted names have been sent back to the City police with directions to review the objections raised by the CPO. Meanwhile, the particulars of remaining 143 criminals have been forwarded to the Home Department for deciding their fate. These criminals are considered 'big troublemakers in the local police circles as they have gone underground to prevent arrests. Sources in the police department say the City police high-ups apprehend that these hardened criminals may join the 'terrorists camp in case their arrests are delayed further. That is why the officials want to fix head money for ensuring their immediate capture. Giving a justification to the Home Department for head money on the arrests of the hardened criminals, the City police pointed the fact that they are also responsible for rising crimes in the metropolis. While recommending their names for head money, the City police have categorised them into A, B and categories keeping in view of their individual profile. The fixation of head money would help police in tracing and arresting these hardened criminals, the police department claims. The head money on their arrest is going to attract the informers, as they are one of the main sources of the police. Some criminals included in the list complied by the police are wanted in more than three dozen incidents of heinous crimes registered against them in the Citys police stations. Around 27 criminals are involved in 10 or more cases while around 100 are wanted in 6 to 9 cases of serious nature. An accused Manshah Ghuman of 72 Defence Fort Punjab Housing Society is one of the most wanted ones with 46 cases. Now the list contains the names of those criminals who are wanted in six or more cases. Their names are: Saddar Division: Arshad alias Shadu, Farid alias Faridi, Akther Ali alias Aktheri, Malik Ehsan, Naeem, Allah Ditta alias Changa, Khadim Hussain alias Khadmi, Shabir alias Sheru, Arif Odh, Waris alias Warsi, Afzal alias Kala, Jamshed Iqbal and Safdar Iqbal. Iqbal Town Division: Yasir Imran, Muhammad Hussain alias Shaukat, Javed alias Jeedi, Shahzad alias Moota, Sheikh Asim Qadir, Sohail Anjum, Shahid Hussain alias Shadi, Ali Awais alias Mali, Talat Butt alias Keru, Kashif Iqbal alias Kashi, Rana Muhammad Ahmed, Shabir Ahmed alias Shabira, Zulfiqar alias Chibhi, Muhammad Abdullah, Shaukat Ali alias Shoki, Sohail Anjum, Zafar Abbas alias Babli, Sheikh Asim Qadir, Irshad alias Shadu, Ehsan and Abdullah. City Division: Iftikhar Hussain, Rehan Butt, Younas alias Joona, Basharat alias Basharati, Tariq alias Tahir, Sajid Khan alias Sadiq, Muhammad Kashif alias Kashi and Ijaz Ahmed alias Judge. Cantt Division: Munir Ahmed, Naeem Ahmed, Ghulam Abbas, Mian Muhammad Younas, Mansha Ghuman, Roshan Din, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Nawaz alias Boby, Muhammad Aslam, Abdul Waheed alias Waheedi, Mehmood Butt alias Mooda Butt, Razzaq and Muhammad Shahzad. Civil Lines Division: Riasat Ali, Tanveer Khakwani, Aamir Butt alias Raja, Abid Ali alias Boxer, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Ishfaq alias Doctor, Tanveer Ahmed Khan, Imran alias Mani and Imran alias Muna. Model Town Division: Hassan alias Ali, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ranjha alias Raji, Shahid Hussain alias Shahidi, Shabir Ahmed, Imran Tariq and Abid Ali.