Six alleged target killers arrested in Karachi

RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: Sindh police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested six target killers including an alleged member of Lyari gangsters in separate raids at various parts of the metropolis.

According to police, an Anti Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh police have arrested five suspected target killers in separate raids at district west. The suspects were identified as Mohammad Adil, Mohammad Aslam, Nasir Qadri, Zainul Abideen alias Zainu and Noman Khan.

AEC officials claimed that three of them were associated with Sunni Tehreek while two were active workers of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi and added that these suspects were involved in over 30 cases of targeted killings.

Similarly, a close aide of notorious Lyari gangster Taj Mohammad alias Ustad Taju namely Nauroz Chandio was arrested in the limits of Clifton police station. The police claimed to have arrested Chandio with a TT pistol and 10kgs of hashish.