Police SIU catches three suspected robbers

SSP Aziz says gang has robbed over 30 houses

KARACHI:

Special Investigation Unit police conducted an operation in Nazimabad and have arrested three members of a dangerous gang involved in a robbery, murder, and other street crimes and recovered illegal weapons from their possession.

SIU police conducted an operation near Anu Bhai Park Nazimabad and arrested Wasim Commando, Amin Ahmed, and Atiq Ullah. According to SIU SSP Arif Aziz, the gang has eight members, and they have arrested three.

Other accomplices of the accused, Syed Javed Shafiq, are currently in jail, while others include Adil Kazmi, Afroz Mushki and Khan were still at large. One of the accused's accomplices, Sailuddin Sunni, was killed during a police encounter after a robbery at a house in Model Colony while his other accomplices escaped.

The gang is among the most dangerous in Karachi, which carries out robberies at gunpoint in posh areas of the city. Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused committed more than 31 robberies in multiple houses in the city and robbed more than Rs21 million in cash, Rs10 million worth of gold and other valuables at gunpoint.

According to police, the accused used to break into houses by opening doors with a steel scale or a ATM card or scalling the wall. The suspects used various vehicles for the robberies, including cars and motorcycles.