Uzair Baloch handed to Rangers on 90-day remand
Baloch confessed in video message that govt completely backed People's Aman Committee
KARACHI: (Dunya News) – Lyari gang war leader Uzair Baloch has on Saturday been handed by the court to Rangers on 90-day remand. In his video message, Uzair Baloch said that the government completely backed People’s Aman Committee and used it for political benefits, reported Dunya News.
According to details, Uzair Baloch was presented before Anti-Terror Court’s (ATC) Justice Farooq Shah. Rangers demanded 90-day remand of Uzair Baloch that they were granted by the court. Strict security arrangements were observed on this occasion.
It is pertinent to mention here that Uzair Baloch had been arrested earlier today as he was trying to enter Karachi from the city’s suburbs. Weapons were also discovered with Baloch. He had fled the country as soon as the Karachi Operation had begun. It was previously reported that Baloch had fled to Dubai and a team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers was also sent to Dubai to arrest him. The team stayed in Dubai for one month but couldn’t succeed due to legal complications.
Then an officer of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was also added into the team. FIA completed all the legal requirements with the help of Interpol.
Uzair Baloch has been accused in murder, attempted murder, extortion, kidnapping for ransom and terrorism cases. Cases under anti-terror clauses were registered against him in Kalla Kot, Chakiwara, Napier, Baghdadi and other police stations.
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According to Rangers spokesperson, Baloch was rounded up early morning while he was trying to enter the city. Weapons have also been seized from his possession.
Uzair Baloch, the chief of the banned Peoples Aman Committee (PAC), fled Pakistan in 2013 after the launch of a Rangers operation in the metropolis.
The suspect has been blamed for running a network involved in criminal activities including killings, extortion, kidnapping for ransom and drugs business.
Several cases were registered again him at police stations in different areas including Kalakot, Chakiwara, Napier and Baghdadi.
In May 2014, the Sindh government had sent documents to the federal authorities, seeking the issuance of red warrants against both Lyari gangsters Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla who were said to have fled escaped from Pakistan.
The warrants were eventually issued against both Uzair and Baba Ladla on June 11 and 12, 2014, respectively.
In December 2014, Uzair was arrested in Dubai by the Interpol while he was crossing into the UAE from Oman by road.
Later, a four-member team comprising DSP Zahid Hussain, SP Usman Bajwa, SP Naveed Khawaja and a Rangers official was sent to Abu Dhabi to seek his extradition but the team failed to bring him back.
Baloch reportedly told the Dubai court that he is an Iranian national and would not want to be deported to Pakistan.His claim was rejected after his Iranian passport was found to be forged.
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.
Overall levels of militant, criminal and sectarian-linked violence have decreased significantly since paramilitary forces began a sweeping crackdown in 2013.
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