Army officers' family deprived of cash, valuables

ISLAMABAD - Owing to the criminal negligence on the part of Rescue 15 officials, the family of army officer was deprived of cash, jewellery and other valuables here on Saturday.

Major Abdur Rehman serving in General Head Quarters (GHQ) told TheNation that three armed dacoits made force entry into his house no.277 St 31, I-8/2 Islamabad Saturday morning and took away cash, jewellery and other valuables with them.

Extending the details of the incident, Major Abdur Rehman said that the dacoity took place in the jurisdiction of Industrial Area Police Station. He said my brother Atiq-ur-Rehman had taken my mother to bank while the kids left the house for school adding that my sister-in-law, niece and maid were at home when three armed men broke into the house.

Atiq-ur-Rehman, brother of Major Abdur Rehman, informed that the armed dacoits manhandled her wife and took away almost ten tolas of gold and Rs 40,000.

However, the maid of the house managed to jump over the wall and reached the neighbours and informed them about the incident. The neighbours called Rescue 15 who rushed to the scene immediately but played the silent spectators’ role, he alleged.

He alleged that Rescue 15 officials instead of entering the house, kept on waiting for the dacoits to come out in front of the main gate.