Murderer of 57 persons among 42 suspects arrested in Karachi
Rangers spokesperson said that Saleem was involved in murders of as many as 57 people
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Rangers on Friday has apprehended a target killer belonging to a political party who was involved in at least 57 murders in an operation in Gulshan Mamar area.
The Rangers acted on a tip-off and raided Gulshan Mamar. A political party’s worker named Moeez Saleem was arrested in the operation. Rangers spokesperson said that Saleem was involved in murders of as many as 57 people. A local court has given the criminal in Rangers custody for 90 days.
The apprehended criminal was wanted in killings of two Rangers personnel also. The felon had opened fire on Rangers and police mobiles several times.
In an operation in Saddar and Manghopir, two target killers were arrested who were involved in police inspector Nasirul Hassan’s murder. The personnel seized LMG, three Kilashnikovs and two repeaters from the criminals’ possession.
Separately, police and Rangers personnel have arrested at least 41 suspects during search operation in different areas of Karachi in the early hours.
The raids were conducted in Orangi’s Chishti Nagar, Nusrat Bhutto Colony in North Nazimabad, Sultanabad and Muhammad Goth areas of Manghopir on a tip-off regarding presence of criminals and members of banned outfits.
Nine suspects were held in Chishti Nagar and Nusrat Bhutto Colony while another 23 suspects were arrested dfrom Muhammad Goth and Sultanabad areas. They were shifted to undisclosed location for interrogation.
According to Rangers, five suspects belonging to a political party were also arrested from Liaquatabad area. Another two men were detained in Shah Faisal Colony area.
Karachi, a sprawling city of roughly 20 million, has long had a reputation for high crime rates as well as ethnic, political and sectarian violence.
But the violence has fallen significantly since 2013 after police and paramilitary rangers launched a targeted operation in the metropolis.
