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KARACHI: Police have arrested a suspect who is the son of slain Lyari gang war kingpin Rehman Dakait, on drug-peddling charges in Karachi’s Lyari on Wednesday.
City Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sarfraz Nawaz Sheikh said on a tip-off, Kalakot police arrested drug peddler Sarban near Wali Mohammed Hasanali Road, adding that the suspect is a son of notorious criminal Rehman.
SSP Sarfraz said the suspect was involved in the supply of drugs in different parts of the city. “He is a habitual criminal who was also booked in a murder case,” the police official said.
Police claimed to have seized 1,520 kilograms of hashish, 50 grams of ice and 60 grams of crystal meth from the possession of the arrested accused. Police have registered a case against him and started an investigation to seek information about his accomplices.
In 2009, Abdul Rehman Baloch, better known as Rehman Dakait, was killed by Karachi police, along with three of his accomplices.
Rehman was reportedly involved in more than 80 criminal cases and was a central figure in the gang wars of Lyari — one of the most populous and oldest localities of Karachi.
Not only was he feared as a criminal and a gangster, but he was also known to be an influential person with strong links to many in high places. Aug 10, 2009.