KARACHI: Rangers on Tuesday have claimed to have arrested at least seven suspects including three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London during ongoing raids in the city.
The three political workers were arrested during targeted raids conducted by paramilitary soldiers in Saddar and Malir areas. The suspects arrested were identified as Asif Ali alias Mauripur Wala, Kamal and Salman alias Chacha. The Rangers spokesperson said that the arrested suspects belong to MQM-L and had been involved in various criminal activities including target killings, extortion and china-cutting. Sharing details about Asif Ali, the spokesperson said that Ali had been associated with a party as sector in-charge for Baldia Town, adding that he had been involved in various cases of target killings, extortion, arms smugglings and forced collection of hides of sacrificial animals. The remaining two political workers were also accused of being involved in target killings and extortion activities in a city.
Four more suspects were arrested during a raid by the force at al-Falah locality. The suspects arrested were identified as Adnan, Hussain, Ghulam and Asif alias Kala. The Rangers spokesperson said that the arrested suspects were running a gang of robbers and had been involved in number of cases of robberies and street crimes. The Rangers also claimed to have recovered arms and ammunitions from their possession. The suspects were handed over to the police for further investigations.
