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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Over 100 arrested as search operation goes on in Karachi
By Atif Raza
KARACHI: The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed to have detained over 100 suspects, including three target killers, two robbers and two extortionists, in separate raids in the metropolis on Wednesday.
According to sources, over 50 vans of paramilitary Rangers carrying hundreds of personnel, sniffer dogs and policemen participated in a search operation at Al-Asif Square, Sohrab Goth. They detained some 100 suspects, including six Afghans, during the operation. The suspects, blindfolded and handcuffed on their backs, were gathered at an open place for initial interrogation and later some 52 of them were shifted to an unknown place while rest were released. The LEAs also recovered 100 types of different weapons. Meanwhile, DSP Sohrab Goth Iftikhar Lodhi disclosed that a target killer Kashif Raza Abidi was arrested from Gulshan-e-Maymar. DSP Lodhi said that the accused confessed to have murdered two Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists. On the other hand, CID police arrested a target killer Rafiq Rangar from Haryana Colony along with a Kalashnikov. The accused is involved in the murders of two Pakistan People’s Party activists Aamir Baloch and Waseem Baloch.
CID separately arrested a target killer Rehan, accused in several heinous crimes, including firing at police van, robberies and kidnapping from Hyderi area. Five persons Muhammad Riyaz, Shoaib, Asad, Rafiq and Nazeer Hussain were arrested in the limits of Frere police station. Police claimed to have recovered several gold biscuits from the accused Shoaib and Asad, who were involved in Glass Tower robbery. Meanwhile, SP Saddar town Naeem Sheikh said that the police arrested an arms dealer Shahid and recovered two Kalashnikovs, eight repeaters, four triple-2 rifles, 45 pistols, thousands of bullets and 45 license punching tools from his possession. The Anti-Car Lifting Cell of Baldia Town, arrested two Lyari gangsters Shahjahan and Munir. Similarly, New Karachi Industrial Area police arrested three persons Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Danish and Rasheed and recovered three TT pistols and several rounds from their possession.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk