KARACHI: Sindh government has decided to deploy police commandos from Special Security Unit (SSU) on Karachi roads to curb rising street crimes in the metropolitan.
The decision was taken by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah in view of the prevailing law and order situation. The SSU commandos will be deployed at major hot spots in Karachi from tomorrow.
The police commandos will be responsible for snap-checking, while Madadgar 15 personnel will be deployed at major roads in the city.
An alarming rise in street crimes in Karachi has been witnessed as 13 citizens were killed so far during 11,000 reported incidents in just two months. More than 80 persons also got injured for resisting robberies in the port city.
According to the latest statistics, 3,845 mobile phones were snatched in Karachi from January 1 to February 17, 672 motorcycles and 20 cars. The number of vehicles snatched by street criminals was other than the stolen cars and motorcycles.
