LAHORE: Punjab Police have claimed to have recovered valuables including local and foreign curreny during a raid at the residence of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Rizvi.
According to police, local and foreign currency, gold jewellery, expensive watches, prize bonds, and other valuable items were seized during the operation.
Police said the raid led to the recovery of millions in cash and jewellery, including Pakistani currency worth Rs144.4 million. Among the foreign currencies recovered was Indian currency amounting to INR 50,000.
Punjab Police said that currency from the United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates was also found at the residence, with the total value of foreign currency exceeding Rs2.5 million.
The police further stated that gold worth over Rs63.4 million was also recovered from Saad Rizvi’s home.
Earlier, Muridke police registered three more FIRs against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Rizvi, his brother Anas Rizvi, members of the party’s consultative council, and several protesters.
This brings the total number of FIRs registered against TLP leaders at the City Police Station to four.
All four cases accuse Saad Rizvi, Anas Rizvi, and other senior TLP leaders of incitement, instigating arson and violence, spreading hatred against the government, state institutions, police and administration, and provoking people to rise against the state.
According to the newly registered FIRs, police arrested 104 more suspects. In the earlier FIR, four arrests had been made — bringing the total number of detainees to 108.
All four FIRs were registered on behalf of police personnel, who stated that the arrested protesters were found in possession of petrol bombs, pistols, sticks, batons, and stones.
The three new FIRs include 30 serious charges, such as attempted murder, armed confrontation with police, blocking roads, and torching public and private property. They also contain two anti-terrorism clauses — Sections 6 and 7 — which carry punishments of life imprisonment or death upon conviction.
Meanwhile, another case has been filed against 200 TLP workers for allegedly pelting stones at vehicles on the motorway and damaging a government vehicle’s window.
The FIR, lodged at Sadar Police Station in Sheikhupura, includes 12 charges such as rioting, arson, and destruction of government and private property.