Karachi police foil dacoity bids, arrest one suspect

KARACHI: The district police today (Tuesday) claimed to have arrested one suspects red-handed while they were committing a dacoity near Iqra University Karachi.

According to details, the police officials arrested one dacoit after a gun battle while three others managed to escape. The robbers were allegedly looting cash and other valuables from a trader on the scene.

SHO Baloch Colony Sub-Inspector Zubair Nawaz informed that they have also recovered weapons, stolen items, motorcycle, and other valuables from the possession of the arrested accused.

The police further informed that the dacoit gang was involved in various cases and the search continued for arresting their accomplices still at large.

Earlier on Tuesday, the district police arrested an organized criminal gang involved in street crimes and mobile snatching in the metropolis. On a tip-off, a police team conducted a targeted raid in the Gulshan Iqbal area of the city and arrested the criminal gang.

The accused also confessed to injuring several civilians during the snatching incident. They identified as Jahangir Badar, Hassan Abdullah, Muhammad Usman, Shah Rukh Qureshi and Abid Ali.