Drug mafia leader killed in Karachi 'encounter'

Bholo Qureshi had a 0.5 million-rupee bounty on his head.

KARACHI: Bholo Qureshi, leader of a drug mafia group, was killed in an alleged police encounter on the Northern Bypass in Karachi, Express News reported on Monday.

Riazuddin alias Bholo Qureshi was arrested by intelligence agencies and handed over to the Station Investigation Officer (SIO).

According to the SIO, Bholo was killed in an 'encounter.'

There was a 0.5 million-rupee bounty on his head.

Many prominent gang members in Karachi have been killed or apprehended by authorities during the recent security operations in the city.

Lyari ‘gangsters’ killed in encounters

On November 18, four ‘gangsters’ were killed in an alleged encounter with the law enforcers in Lyari. According to law enforcers, the encounter had occurred in the Dubai Chowk neighbourhood of Lyari, the area dominated by notorious gangster, Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla. This is one of the areas most disturbed by the ongoing violence between the gangs over the last couple of weeks.

The violence had escalated on November 17 as well, following the killing of Kareem Baloch, a close aide to Baba Ladla. Kareem was reportedly killed by members of the rival Faisal Pathan group. Meanwhile, a police official and three other people were also killed as a result of the clashes on November 17.