Busted: Police arrest 18 suspects
The police raided Qasba Colony and Pirabad after receiving a tip off.
KARACHI:
More than one and a half dozen suspects were arrested in a targeted operation while two alleged target killers were arrested in another raid in Sharafi Goth on Sunday. The police raided Qasba Colony and Pirabad after receiving a tip off. According to SITE Town SP Shahjahan, they seized 12 pistols from the suspects. The Sharafi Goth police claim to have arrested two men allegedly involved in target killings. The police seized narcotics from them. They claim that Shahid Anwar and Asghar had confessed to killing people in Shah Faisal Colony and Orangi Town during initial questioning. SHO Mairaj Anwar said that the suspects were also involved in bank robberies.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2011.
More than one and a half dozen suspects were arrested in a targeted operation while two alleged target killers were arrested in another raid in Sharafi Goth on Sunday. The police raided Qasba Colony and Pirabad after receiving a tip off. According to SITE Town SP Shahjahan, they seized 12 pistols from the suspects. The Sharafi Goth police claim to have arrested two men allegedly involved in target killings. The police seized narcotics from them. They claim that Shahid Anwar and Asghar had confessed to killing people in Shah Faisal Colony and Orangi Town during initial questioning. SHO Mairaj Anwar said that the suspects were also involved in bank robberies.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2011.