KARACHI: Anti Vehicle Lifting Cell of the Sindh police (AVLC) on Friday claimed to have apprehended two motorcycle lifters from Lyari area of the metropolis.
According to AVLC officials, receiving information about the lifters a police team conducted a raid in Lyari area and detained two criminals.
AVLC police said the arrested criminals were involved in several acts of vehicle lifting from the different parts of the city.
They were identified as Sadiq and Imdad. Police said they were shifted to AVLC police station for further investigation. Police also recovered stolen motorcycles and hashish from their possession.
On April 20, Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh police had claimed to arrest four alleged criminals of Lyari gang war from Pak Colony area of the metropolis.
According to a spokesman for Sindh police, on a tip-off, a SIU police party conducted a raid in a house in Pak Colony area and arrested four alleged gangsters, Muhammad Anwar alias Gojh, Majid alias Kalu, Muhammad Sohail and Anwar.
The police team also claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms and weapons including, two hand grenades, one Kalashnikov with 10 rounds, one TT-pistol with 10 rounds and other explosive materials from their possession.
Earlier, Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell of the Sindh police nabbed four criminals for their alleged involvement in vehicles theft from various parts of the city.
According to SSP AVLC, one of the accused involved in snatching motorcycles was arrested with the help of CCTV footage form Korangi.
He further said that the AVLC had conducted a raid in Jamshed Town area of the city and nabbed three people for their alleged involvement in car-theft incidents in the city.