‘Three Lyari gangsters, two robbers’ arrested
Rangers spokesperson says detained gang war members part of extortionist group
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KARACHI:
The Sindh Rangers and police claimed to have arrested two suspected members of a robbers gang and three extortionists associated with the Lyari gang war in separate operations. The suspects were handed over to the police along with the weapons and ammunition confiscated from their possession, said a Rangers spokesperson on Wednesday.
According to him, three members of a most wanted extortionist group were arrested in joint-operation of the paramilitary force and police in Lyari.
The Rangers spokesperson said that the suspected extortionists, identified as Muhammad Kamran alias Mama, Usman and Usama, had dropped an extortion chit at the shop of a local trader, Danish, in the jurisdiction of Baghdadi Police Station on February 7, 2021. He added that the extortionists called Danish on the phone to demand money and later shot him w
Firing at SSWMB van leaves two injured
Pedestrian sustains gunshot wounds, Chinese citizen injured by glass shards
CCTV footage screengrab of the suspects involved in attack on the Chinese staffer. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
A pedestrian and a Chinese official travelling in a Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) van were injured after two unidentified men, who were on a motorcycle, opened fire on the vehicle in Lyari on Tuesday.
While the pedestrian, 45-year-old Khalid, sustained gunshot wounds in his arm and abdomen, the Chinese official, 26-year-old Jason Yahu, was injured by shattered glass that splintered as a result of the firing. Two others, the driver and a translator, inside the SSWMB van remained unhurt.
Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch quizzed about rocket science
ATC records statements of Uzair in attempted murder, explosives cases
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KARACHI:
An anti-terrorism court recorded the statements of Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch and other accused on Friday. The ATC was hearing three out of the eight on-going cases against Uzair and others at the Karachi Central Jail.
How does a rocket launcher explode, asked the court of Uzair, during the hearing. Uzair replied that a rocket springs out of the launcher and explodes when it hits an object, such as a car. Uzair added that he has seen this happen in movies.