ISLAMABAD: Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the capital police has busted an eight-member robbers` gang and recovered valuables worth millions, police said here on Tuesday.

The capital police sought the assistance of the SIU to investigate robberies and burglaries in Media Town, National Police Foundation, Bahria Enclave, Naval Encourage, and other sectors of the capital, including G-6.

The unit examined evidence and managed to bust the gang and arrested its eight members.

A car, motorbike, 35 tola gold jewellery, Rs8,500,000 cash, four LCDs, four laptops, one sewing machine, prize bonds worth Rs80,000 and weapons were also recovered.

During interrogation they confessed to robbing houses of Zafar Iqbal Pirzada in G-6/1-4, Arshad Ali in National Police Foundation, Mohammad Azam in Media Town Loi Bher, Ghulam Haider in Media Town, Shehzad Khan in National Police Foundation, Abdul Qayyum in National Police Foundation, Nasir Iqbal in Naval Anchorage, Mohammad Abid Hussain in Bahria Town Phase V, Saeed Al(ber Khan at Bahria Town Phase V and Umer Ali Khan inF-7/1.-Staff Reporter