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| ‘PSP man’ among five held for over 100 house robberies |
| 2019-11-13 |
| [DAWN] KARACHI: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested five suspects, including their ringleader who is an activist of the Pak Sarzameen Party, for their alleged involvement in over 100 house robberies. "The Gulshan-e-Iqbal police arrested five suspects ‐ Wasim alias Commando, Javed, Atiq, Amin and Sajid ‐ and recovered Rs2.7 million, gold worth Rs2.5m and other valuables from them," SSP East Azfar Mahesar told a presser. He said that Wasim Commando was the ringleader of the gang of dacoits and he was also a "hitman". "This gang of dacoits was involved in over 100 robberies in houses in Bahadurabad, Ferozeabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Defence, Clifton, Gizri, Darakhshan, Taimuria, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad and other areas," he said. They used to conduct the recce of the houses before committing robberies there. During an initial investigation, they disclosed to have committed 20 houses robberies in district East alone. RINGLEADER’S POLITICAL CONNECTIONS The SSP said the ringleader, Wasim, was earlier associated with the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi but now he "had taken shelter in the PSP". He said that he was allegedly involved in the killings of 10 persons, including a 12-year-old girl. He said he told the police that he killed 10 persons on account of political rivalries and personal enmities. "He had gone to prison several times but got released on bail," the SSP said. He said that he had joined the political party recently to avoid arrest. Related: Gulshan-e-Iqbal: 2019-10-10 Suspect allegedly involved in murder of Hamdard University student arrested Gulshan-e-Iqbal: 2019-08-01 Monsoon spell: After battling extended power outages, Karachiites hit with water shortage Gulshan-e-Iqbal: 2019-04-29 Police arrest 'quack' in Karachi after death of minor girl in clinic |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 I wonder if 'Wasim Commando' means he committed all those crimes naked ? Because I'll believe it. Totally. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-11-13 05:39 |
| #1 He said that he had joined the political party recently to avoid arrest. Now that's sounds strangely familiar |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-11-13 04:29 |