The Central Investigation Department (CID) presented three masked men and weapons, during a press briefing on Thursday. They claimed that they had arrested suspected terrorists Taufiq Ansari, Salahuddin alias Israel and Maulana Mohammad Rashid from from Mauripur. They also recovered weapons from their possession.
According to the police, the three have allegedly confessed to killing City Court typist Mukhtar Abbas along with eight other people.
Police said the accused had confessed to killing Ansar Ali, Molana Abdul Kareem Naqshbandi, Qari Habib and attacked a Qadiani Dr Badar, and Saleh Zikri. They said that they had been acting on the orders of their commander Mehmood Babar, alias Dorki Shah.
Police has recovered three Kalashnikovs automatic rifles, two pistols, five hand grenades and two motorcycles from their possession.
Police believes the men wanted to target lawyers and doctors on sectarian basis.
The accused had previously been arrested within the jurisdiction of PS Kalri, Baghdadi and Napier (CID) in connection with seven different cases. On Thursday, 10 different FIR's were lodged against arrested criminals at CID, officials said.
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Which terror outfit did these butchers belong to?
@Colonel I think CH Aslam is suspended so he is not behind this
All credit goes to CID police officer SP CH Aslam, Sure he proved what he said after his a suicide attack on his house
Heres hoping they really got the murderers