Pakistan

Management of Anwar Majeed’s sugar mill booked for possessing illegal weapons

FIR was registered on the complaint of an FIA official

Z Ali August 31, 2018

Raid at Omni Group. PHOTO: EXPRESS

HYDERABAD: Police lodged a First Information Report (FIR) on Friday against the management of a sugar mill owned by Anwar Majeed's Omni group for allegedly possessing unlicensed firearms.

The FIR was registered on the complaint of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Inspector Mohammad Saleem Malik.

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Earlier this week, an FIA team, aided by Sindh Rangers, raided Omni group’s sugar mill and recovered seven sub-machine guns (SMGs) and four Kalashnikovs assault rifles which were handed over to police.

PHOTO: EXPRESS

The mill owner, Majeed who is in FIA custody, is a close associate of former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.

FIA officials did not disclose the purpose of the raid but it is believed it was in connection to the on-going inquiry against Majeed.