Summary Raids were conducted in the areas of Defence, Shireen Jinnah Colony and Orangi Town.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has taken 11 suspects including a woman in custody over involvement in the killings of seven police personnel in Karachi’s Orangi Town, Dunya News reported Thursday.
Law enforcement agencies sprung into action after seven personnel were martyred on Wednesday. Raids were conducted in different areas including defence, Shireen Jinnah Colony and Orangi Town.
According to CTD SSP Naveed Khawaja, the suspects taken into custody were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
A forensic report of the incident was prepared with the help of the shells recovered from the crime scene. According to sources the ammunition used on Wednesday belongs to a batch that was earlier used for different police killings and other crimes in 2014 and 2015.
Weapons were found to have been used earlier in North Karachi and Sir Syed Town of the Central District and also in Pakistan Bazaar, Iqbal Market and Orangi Town areas of West District. Sources also stated that the ammunition was mostly used in the suburban areas.
Attempts to form sketches of terrorists with the help of eye witnesses are being made. Geo-fencing in regards to the routes and escape points used by the miscreants was conducted.
Seven policemen, guarding polio team were killed in two different attacks in Orangi Town.
Feroz Shah, a senior police official said that eight gunmen carried out the killings in two separate attacks in the city‘s western Orangi Town neighbourhood.
"The gunmen first opened fire on three policemen in the streets of Orangi Town, killing them all," he said, adding: "Later they shot dead four policemen, who were sitting in a police mobile van" a few streets away.
Authorities concerned have stated that all polio workers remained unharmed in the attacks. Anti-polio drive that was underway in the area has been suspended until indefinite period of time.
