Lyari gang war leader Baba Ladla killed in Rangers operation

Two of his close associates also killed in encounter, paramilitary force says

KARACHI:

Sindh Rangers have claimed to have killed notorious Lyari gang war commander Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla in a shootout in Karachi's Lyari neighbourhood.

Two of Ladla's close associates, Sikandar alias Sikko and Mohammad Yaseen alias Mama, were also killed in the encounter.

The "most wanted" suspects were involved in numerous terrorist incidents, said Rangers in a statement on Thursday.

Ladla was Rehman aka Dakait’s chief operational commander. He was born in Kalri and attended the government secondary boys school. Frustration over finding a job brought Ladla, 32, into the fold of Dakait’s gang.

Rangers statement available with The Express Tribune

During the operation, Head Constable Fayyaz and Constable Tufail were also killed.

"Baba Ladla was wanted in more than 74 crimes by police," the statement said, adding that with the help of Uzair Baloch, he committed the murders of Shera Pathan, Arshad Pappu and Yasir Arafat. Ladla also kidnapped a group of Muhajirs and murdered them in 2013, the statement claimed.

Meanwhile, the paramilitary force said, Sikander alias Siku, was wanted in more than 15 crimes.

In April 2012, Sikander had committed the murder of SHO Fawad Khan while in the same year he killed Constable Asif, according to the press release. In 2013, he had tortured and subsequently killed two other men. Sikander had also been involved in the sale and purchase of illegal weapons.