Rangers nab seven suspects

Arrested men include alleged gangster and MQM-H worker

KARACHI: The Rangers claimed on Friday to have arrested at least seven suspects, including a political party worker and gangster based in Lyari, during targeted raids in parts of the city.



A worker of a political party, identified as Khurram Saleem, was arrested during a raid conducted on a tip-off in the Landhi area, a Rangers spokesperson said, adding that he was affiliated with the Muhajir Qaumi Movement - Haqiqi and was involved in various cases of street crime and robberies.



During a raid in the Chakiwara area of Lyari, the paramilitary force arrested a suspect identified as Ibrahim. According to the spokesperson, the suspect was affiliated with the Ghaffar Zikri gang based in Lyari and was involved in drug peddling in the area.



The Rangers also conducted raids in Malir city, Landhi and Ittehad Town and arrested four suspects. They were identified as Iqbal, Shahzeb alias Sherry, Amanullah Khan and Rahimullah. According to the spokesperson, they were involved in robberies and street crime. A suspect, Munawar Khan, was nabbed by the paramilitary force during a raid in Malir.

The Rangers claimed to have recovered arms, ammunition and drugs from the suspects' possession. They were later handed over to police for the initiation of legal proceedings.