Crime

Police clear criminal records of 1,023 young persons

09 Jan 2014, 6:25 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have cleared the police records of 1,023 young persons who were arrested for various criminal offenses, as part of police work to provide job opportunities for young people.
In a statement issued today the police said Commissioner Hussain Waheed had urged all young persons to make the best out of this “golden opportunity” and to leave the crime environment and become useful people to society.
Police reported that they had cleared the criminal records of 564 cases where young people were involved.
Furthermore, the police statement noted that they were trying to conclude the investigations into at least 80 percent of the cases submitted to police before the first 100 day of the new government ends.

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