KARACHI: At least three men, including a retired sub inspector, have been killed in different areas of Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on Monday.
Meanwhile the police and rangers conducted targeted operations in different parts of the city and arrested dozens suspects including members of the banned outfit.
According to police, the retired sub inspector was shot dead in Orangi No 15. He was identified as Mohammad Bux Jatoi (60). Two of his sons were also injured in the firing incident.
In another firing incident that occurred in Orangi sector 11, a 35-year-old man Iqbal was killed. He was employee at Town office.
A man, identified as 35-year-old man Asif, was gunned down in Surjani Town.
Meanwhile rangers arrested 35 suspects from different parts of the city on Monday.
The operation was conducted in seven different areas of the city including in Lyari where door-to-door search was conducted by Rangers. The operation targeted suspects named in the Arshad Papur murder case, members of the gang war and criminals.
In Soharb Goth, seven suspects were arrested in an operation conducted by the police. Three pistols, a repeater and drugs were recovered from their possession. A suspect involved in theft was arrested from Steel Town and according to SSP Malir, a Kalashnikov was recovered.
Police along with the Rapid Response Force also conducted an operation in Orangi Town in which 27 suspects were taken into
custody. Two TT pistols were recovered from the suspects.
Raids were carried out in the Baghdadi area during which a clash also took place between police and criminals. A criminal was injured but managed to escape with the help of accomplices. Five repeaters and 75 cartridges were recovered from a sack during the operation.
SSP City, Faisal Bashir Memon said that five criminals fled leaving behind three motorcycles following a clash with police in the Niazi Chowk area of Lyari. Police said that the criminals belonged to the Shakeel Pathan group associated with the Lyari gang war.
Ten suspects, including members of a banned sectarian outfit, were arrested and weapons were recovered from their possession in separate raids in Karachi on Monday, police say.
The suspects are believed to be involved in targeted killing of 18 people, extortion and terror attacks. Besides weapons, bomb making equipments were also recovered from their custody.
Addressing a press conference, Additional IG Shahid Hayat said that Maripur Police raided a house in Maripur and arrested gangsters, Tariq and Abdul Hamid alias Munna. The accused were involved in targeted killing and extortion.
In a second raid in Federal B Area, another three suspects, Saqib Ghani, Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Babar, were arrested.
They told interrogators that they had killed Miaraj ud Din, Arsalan Ahmed and Fazal Ahmed alias Gulfam.
The Additional IG said that accused are members of a political party.
In addition, he shared details of several arrests made in Ilyas Goth area of Super Market. He said that four members of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Asghar Khan, Abu Qasim, Siddiq Akbar and Anis were arrested were Ilyas Goth. The accused got training in Afghanistan and were involved in various acts of terrorism.
He said that police have also arrested three alleged target killers affiliated with political parties, identified as Saqib Ghani, M Iqbal and Babar during raids in Joharabad and Azizbad areas.
The officer further said that two Lyari gangsters, Tariq and A Hamid, were also taken into custody from Maripur area during targeted action, while the police have also recovered weapons from their possession. The criminals were said to be involved in seven incidents of target killing.
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