Dateline report
Under the directions of Inspector General Police Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar, Punjab Police has intensified the crackdown to arrest the criminals who are absconding abroad, in continuation of which, Punjab Police Special Operation Cell has achieved another important success and has arrested a dangerous proclaimed offender wanted in the case of kidnapping & murder from Spain. Spokesman of Punjab Police said that fugitive Saad Tanveer was wanted by Gujranwala police for a year in the case of kidnapping and murder. In 2023, the accused Saad Tanveer kidnapped a citizen named Jabran and shot him dead. The criminal later went into hiding and fled to Spain, Punjab Police continued the follow up to arrest him and after issuing a red notice of the accused from Interpol, the accused was arrested from Spain and transferred to Pakistan. Police team under the leadership of Inspector Khalid Wariah took the fugitive into custody from the airport. Spokesperson of Punjab Police said that the total number of proclaimed offenders arrested from foreign countries this year has reached 48.
IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar appreciated CPO Gujranwala Rana Ayaz Saleem and the police team for arresting the dangerous criminal from Spain. IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar directed the Special Operation Cell to speed up the crackdown to arrest more proclaimed offenders and criminals. IGP Punjab directed that in cooperation with Interpol and FIA, more proclaimed offenders involved in serious crimes should be arrested, extradited and brought to justice.
