Rawalpindi police arrest 1,269 professional beggars in February
Pakistan
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RAWALPINDI: The City Traffic Police has arrested as many as 1,269 professional beggars from the city as it ramps up the campaign against them.
The Incharge Anti-Begging Squad City Traffic Police (CTP), speaking to
APP, urged the citizens to play their role in discouraging professional beggars.
The CTP has lodged a large number of first information reports (FIRs) in different police stations against beggars caught from different areas, he said.
The police officer said they had been trying to eliminate begging from the city roads and many professional beggars had been caught and sent behind bars.