Raid in lyari: Three alleged gang members held

The official claimed all three suspects were hardened criminals and absconding in a number of cases


Our Correspondent December 16, 2015

KARACHI: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in several cases of murder, kidnapping and extortion. The arrests were made in overnight raids in different parts of Lyari, said City SSP Fida Hussain in a press conference at his office on Tuesday. The suspects have been identified as Zakir Ladla; brother of notorious gangster Baba Ladla, Sharif alias Sheri; nephew of deceased kingpin Rehman Dakait and Rustam alias Abba; brother of gangster Shiraz Comrade. Pistols, sub-machine guns, rifles, a large quantity of bullets as well as hand grenades were seized from the suspects’ possession, said SSP Hussain. The official claimed all three suspects were hardened criminals and absconding in a number of cases. Zakir is involved in 29 murders while the other two also have a detailed criminal record, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th,  2015.

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