ISLAMABAD: In a crackdown on officials involved in illegal activities, at least five government officers including a superintendent of a deputy commissioner office Islamabad were suspended for issuing fake arms licenses, ARY News reported Thursday.
Sources informed ARY News that statements of suspended officers were also recorded for further action. The investigators are gearing up to nab more officers involved in issuing fake licenses.
Recently, the Home Department Punjab had also written a letter to inspector general Punjab to trace and arrest elements involved in the illegal practice.
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The officers were arrested in a joint operation by police and Anti Corruption Establishment. They have also admitted issuing thousands of arms licenses.
The investigation officers also found arm dealers involved in the crime. The police have prepared list of accused persons and they would be arrested soon, sources said.
Last week, the Punjab Home Department had directed the deputy commissioners for immediate investigation into the business of counterfeit and illegal weapons licenses.
The order was given after reports of creation of illegal licenses in districts other than Lahore.
The Home Department has given one and a half months to the DCs for submitting a report about illegal arms licenses. “The relevant officers should send their investigation reports by May 30,” said the provincial department in a notification pertaining to crackdown on fake weapons licenses.
