Two remanded in custody for masked burglary

Two have been remanded in custody for five days for the masked burglary of items belonging to DHL.

The suspects have been identified as an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old man. Both of them were remanded in custody for five days.

Police, as evidence in the case, submitted the statement of the driver of DHL’s van and the footage of CCTV cameras installed on the streets.

As per the court order, the robbery was carried out in a group. In this regard, the suspects had entered the DHL van on two separate occasions and stolen two packages belonging to members of the public.

One of the packages has been recovered, however, without the items inside.

Theft and burglary were the highest reported crimes last year.

In the third quarter of 2023, a total of 2,441 cases of burglary were submitted, of which 1,121 cases were lodged and investigated.

Out of this, 760 cases were completed and filed. However, charges were only sought in just 26 cases. A total of 276 suspects were detained in cases related to theft and burglary.