PESHAWAR: The Peshawar City Traffic Police have imposed penalties on 95 drivers for their unethical practice of allowing passengers, especially students, to ride on the roofs of cars.
Following the directions of Chief Traffic Officer Dr. Zahidullah, the Education Team of the City Traffic Police was active in issuing tickets to drivers who were unloading students, mainly on top of the vehicles in the different sectors of the city. The team also held sessions for educating kids about the risks involved in and going to the top of vehicles and the dangers of doing so.
Dr. Zahidullah pointed out that these activities might result in lousy accidents, hence he called upon the public and especially students, not to ride on the tops of cars. He went on to say that drivers who allow passengers on roofs will face legal action, and that the authorities would not be lenient in these cases. The Chief Traffic Officer commanded the traffic officials to step up their efforts in the area of enforcement to stop such unsafe practices in the future.
The initiative is aimed at the protection of passengers, mainly students, and at the maintenance of proper traffic flow on the roads.
Peshawar police arrest woman for jewellery theft
Peshawar police on Monday arrested a woman who had allegedly stolen gold jewellery worth millions of rupees from a house in the University Town area of Peshawar.
According to the police statement, the suspect who stole gold jewellery worth millions of rupees from a house in University Town, Old Abdara Road, Peshawar, was arrested by the Town Police Station, who discovered that the suspect was actually a housemaid.
The police statement mentioned that Muhammad Ibrahim Khattak had filed a report of jewellery being stolen from the house, on which a special team was formed for further action.
It said that after collecting evidence, the team, which also included a lady police officer, conducted a detailed investigation into various aspects. During this, the family members and the servants working in the house were also questioned.
When the housemaid was further interrogated due to the contradictions in her statements, the accused revealed the real facts and confessed to her involvement in the incident.
Police stated that 18 tolas of gold worth millions of rupees and other valuables were recovered from the suspect’s possession. The accused was transferred to the Women’s Police Station for further investigation.
