Two suspects killed in clashes, as many by law enforcers

SIU police claim to have arrested two alleged bank robbers

KARACHI: Violence erupted once again in the restive neighbourhood of Lyari as two groups clashed on Saturday. At least two alleged gangsters were killed in the attacks while the Rangers and police claimed to have killed two more suspects in separate encounters.

The alleged gangsters were killed during an armed clash between members of two Lyari-based gangs - the Uzair Baloch group and the Baba Ladla group - near a residential building at Jhat Pat Market, within the limits of Kalakot police station, on Saturday night.



The bodies were shifted to Civil Hospital, Karachi, for autopsy where they were identified as Usman Baloch and Shan alias Shani, both reportedly associated with the Uzair Baloch group.

Tension prevailed following the clash in different parts of Lyari, with routine commercial activities also suspended.

When the Rangers and police entered the areas to calm the situation, they faced resistance, and in the ensuing exchanges of fire, two more alleged gangsters were killed.

According to the Rangers' spokesperson, the paramilitary force conducted an intelligence-driven drive to locate high-profile criminals associated with Lyari-based gangs. One such raid was conducted at the Ali Muhammad Muhalla in Baghdadi, killing a suspect, identified as Bilal of the Baba Ladla group.

Earlier, another suspected gangster was killed during an exchange of fire with the police and Rangers in Lyari. The deceased was later identified as Shoaib alias Rambo.
Dacoits arrested

Special Investigation Unit (SIU) police claim to have arrested two suspects allegedly involved in a bank robbery. The suspects were identified as Sohail and Bilal. Weapons were also seized from their possession. SIU chief SP Farooq Awan said that they were involved in robbing Bank Al-Falah's Ferozabad branch in 2013. "Two of their accomplices were killed by the police in Soldier Bazaar when they were trying to escape after the heist," said SP Awan.

Meanwhile, Gulistan-e-Jauhar police claim to have arrested an alleged extortionist, identified as Asif alias Sarki, during a targeted raid at Hussain Hazara Goth. Police officials said that the accused was wanted by the police in various cases of extortion.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 1^st, 2014.