The Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) of Karachi police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested seven people on charges of motorcycle theft and allegedly recovered seven stolen motorcycles from them.
According to a police statement, the suspects were habitual criminals and wanted to police in various cases of motorcycle lifting, the news release said.
The suspects were identified as Rana Niaz Foji, Ashiq Ali, Tahir, Danish, Ali Haider Abro, and Ali Anwar.
Among the suspects, police claimed that Ashiq Ali allegedly bought stolen motorcycles and sold them in Sujawal and other towns near Karachi without documents.
Accused Ali Haider Abro's father had also been arrested and jailed 14 times in motorcycle theft cases while accused Ali Haider was an expert of stealing motorcycles on daily basis and had been arrested for the third time by AVLC. He was a resident of Tahir Sakhro town of Sindh and committed most of the crimes in Karachi's Bin Qasim, Quaidabad, Landhi, Malir and Khokhrapar areas.
Accused Niaz Foji belonged to a big gang and had expertise in motorcycle theft.
Accused Ali Anwar was a habitual criminal and accomplice of accused Ali Haider Abro. The AVLC recovered motorcycles bearing registration numbers KGC-0789 stolen from limits of North Nazimabad Police Station (PS), KBF-5004 lifted from limits of Liaquatabad PS, KIG-1415 from Saddar PS, RNQ-286 from Saddar PS, KOD-9990 snatched from Shah Latif Town PS, KLF-1129 from Korangi Industrial Area PS, KKA-376 from Landhi PS.
Raids were being carried out to arrest other accomplices of the accused while further investigations were also underway.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 21st, 2021.
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