Police detain two MQM workers

The accused were allegedly involved in nearly 21 cases of targeted killings

KARACHI: Two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), allegedly involved in nearly 21 cases of targeted killings, were arrested on Tuesday, while Rangers apprehended over half a dozen other suspects during ongoing targeted operations in the city.

The two MQM workers, who were later identified as Kamran alias Kami and Atif alias Kunni, were taken into custody from near Shafique Morr.

Federal B Industrial Area police station SHO Naeem Khan said that the accused are affiliated with the MQM. Khan added that Kamran confessed to murdering at least 14 people while Atif confessed to killing nearly seven people. “Majority of the people were killed in old city areas including Garden, Ramswami, Nabi Bux, Napier and Eidgah areas,” said the SHO. “People belonging to Sunni Tehreek and gang war were also killed by them.”

The arrests were made when the police was busy on routine snap-checking, the officer said. A bomb and a hand grenade were also seized from their possession and cases were registered against them.

Separately, the paramilitary force took seven suspects into custody during targeted raids in parts of the city.

According to Rangers spokesperson, the arrests were made from areas including Mawach Goth, Bohra Pir and Gulshan-e-Sikandarabad. Those arrested also included extortionists, while weapons and narcotics were also seized.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 21^st, 2015.