Stolen 'Prado' recovered from Islamabad after 15 years

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police have recovered a luxury Prado SUV, stolen 15 years ago, in a successful operation led by Khanna Police Station House Officer (SHO) Aamir Hayat.

According to officials, the vehicle—bearing fake registration number CG-333 ICT and valued at nearly Rs10 million—was snatched at gunpoint in Karachi in 2010 within the jurisdiction of the Darakhshan Police Station and later brought to Islamabad.

Acting on a tip-off, SHO Aamir Hayat and his team intercepted a suspicious vehicle, which was later confirmed to be the stolen Prado. Police arrested a suspect identified as Sikandar and registered FIR No. 411 at the Khanna Police Station.

The recovered vehicle has been taken into custody for further investigation.

SP Sihala Zone commended SHO Aamir Hayat and his team for their efficient action, stating that such recoveries enhance public confidence in the police.

He reaffirmed that Islamabad Police remain committed to curbing crime, ensuring citizens’ safety, and bringing offenders to justice without discrimination.

Earlier, Four armed robbers belonging to the notorious White Corolla Gang were killed in a police encounter in Hyderabad after fleeing Karachi with a snatched vehicle, officials confirmed to ARY News on Thursday.

According to Hyderabad DIG Tariq Dharejo, the robbers had stolen a double-cabin vehicle from Karachi’s Sachal area. They kidnapped the driver, Adnan Magsi, to force him to deactivate the vehicle’s tracker.

Police said the suspects were traveling in two vehicles — a white Corolla and the stolen double cabin — when they reached Jamali Bridge, Karachi, on the Super Highway. Officers present in the area attempted to intercept them, prompting the robbers to open fire.

The gang’s Corolla rammed into a concrete barrier as police closed in. When Adnan shouted for help from the second vehicle, the robbers shot him dead and threw his body onto the road before escaping toward Hyderabad in the stolen double cabin.