Karachi operation: Police claim arresting 97 suspects

Published October 8, 2013
Security forces are carrying out targeted operations in different parts of the city - File Photo
Security forces are carrying out targeted operations in different parts of the city - File Photo

KARACHI: Rangers personnel on Tuesday arrested 23 suspects during targeted operations in different parts of Karachi whereas police claim to have arrested 97 suspects in the past 24 hours, DawnNews reported.

Operations were conducted in Lyari, Purana Haji Camp, Usmanabad, Bihar Colony, Jamshed Road, Liaquatabad, Pak Colony, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, North Nazimabad and other areas.

According to a Rangers' spokesperson, the arrested suspects were affiliated with political parties and some had links with gang wars. Moreover, sub-machine guns (SMGs), rifles and other weapons were also recovered from the suspects during the raids.

Separately, police personnel captured two suspects near the Super Highway's wholesale vegetable market (sabzi mandi), and also recovered a stolen car from their possession.

Police moreover claimed arresting 97 other suspects in the past 24 hours during targeted operations in different parts of the city. Some of the suspects included wanted criminals.

Meanwhile, a man was killed during firing at Lyari's Ath Chowk. According to police, the killing was of a sectarian nature.

Karachi, the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, is riddled with targeted killings, gang wars, kidnappings for ransom, extortion and terrorism. Targeted operations led by Rangers’ forces with the support of police are ongoing in the city under a directive issued by the federal government against criminals already identified by federal, military and civilian agencies.

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