Punjab Police arrest over 134,000 POs across province this year

LAHORE – Punjab Police have arrested more than 134,000 proclaimed offenders, over 43,000 court abscond­ers and 18,988 habitual criminals across the prov­ince during the ongoing year as part of a crack­down on criminal elements involved in heinous crimes. According to a Punjab Police spokesper­son on Tuesday, the arrested proclaimed offend­ers included 31,382 Category-A and over 100,000 Category-B offenders. The spokesperson said po­lice had also arrested 43,025 court absconders, including 5,893 Category-A and 37,132 Category-B suspects. In addition, 18,988 habitual criminals were apprehended, comprising 6,373 Category-A and 12,615 Category-B offenders.

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In Lahore, police arrested 32,527 proclaimed offenders, 13,247 court absconders and 6,077 ha­bitual criminals during the ongoing crackdown.

Inspector General of Police Punjab Abdul Ka­reem appreciated the performance of police teams involved in the arrests and directed them to inten­sify operations against proclaimed offenders, ha­bitual criminals and court absconders.

He stressed that the crackdown should continue with greater effectiveness across the province.

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