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      <title>Punjab Police dismisses ‘fake encounters’ claims against CCD</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punjab Police has rejected allegations of staged police encounters against the Crime Control Department (CCD), calling them baseless and driven by social media rumours, according to a written report submitted to the Lahore High Court.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Filed on the court’s direction, the report claims a marked decline in crime since the CCD was set up seven months ago. It says property-related crimes fell by more than 64 per cent during this period.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to the data, incidents of robbery and murder dropped by 60 per cent. Robbery cases declined by 69 per cent, while street crime fell by 62 per cent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The report states that reported robberies fell from 792 cases in 2024 to 324 in 2025. Street crime incidents dropped from over 41,000 to 18,608.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vehicle snatching cases declined by 64 per cent, car theft by 60 per cent, and motorcycle snatching by 53 per cent. Robbery-cum-murder cases fell from 170 to 96.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Punjab Police said CCD operations targeted criminals without discrimination. Several Category-A proclaimed offenders and head-money suspects were arrested during the operations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The report also detailed casualties among police ranks. One sub-inspector was martyred, and 96 personnel were injured during CCD operations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Addressing allegations of custodial torture and deaths, the report said 42 such cases were transferred to the Federal Investigation Agency under the law.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Punjab Police maintained that it has a strong accountability and disciplinary system. Any violation by an officer, it said, leads to a full inquiry and strict action if proven.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Punjab Police has rejected allegations of staged police encounters against the Crime Control Department (CCD), calling them baseless and driven by social media rumours, according to a written report submitted to the Lahore High Court.</strong></p>
<p>Filed on the court’s direction, the report claims a marked decline in crime since the CCD was set up seven months ago. It says property-related crimes fell by more than 64 per cent during this period.</p>
<p>According to the data, incidents of robbery and murder dropped by 60 per cent. Robbery cases declined by 69 per cent, while street crime fell by 62 per cent.</p>
<p>The report states that reported robberies fell from 792 cases in 2024 to 324 in 2025. Street crime incidents dropped from over 41,000 to 18,608.</p>
<p>Vehicle snatching cases declined by 64 per cent, car theft by 60 per cent, and motorcycle snatching by 53 per cent. Robbery-cum-murder cases fell from 170 to 96.</p>
<p>Punjab Police said CCD operations targeted criminals without discrimination. Several Category-A proclaimed offenders and head-money suspects were arrested during the operations.</p>
<p>The report also detailed casualties among police ranks. One sub-inspector was martyred, and 96 personnel were injured during CCD operations.</p>
<p>Addressing allegations of custodial torture and deaths, the report said 42 such cases were transferred to the Federal Investigation Agency under the law.</p>
<p>Punjab Police maintained that it has a strong accountability and disciplinary system. Any violation by an officer, it said, leads to a full inquiry and strict action if proven.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:43:20 +0500</pubDate>
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