initial questioning the suspect confessed that he had committed six murders in different parts of the city, besides killing several people in the Lyari gang war.
Rangers officials claims Topi was also allegedly involved in extorting traders and he also admitted that he used to dump the bodies of his victims in different parts of the city in a rickshaw.
It was said he was produced before an anti-terrorism court on the same day and the Rangers obtained 90-day preventive detention under Section 11-EEEE.
Another raid was conducted in Arambagh area where a suspect Fahim Hussain was arrested. The paramilitary officials claimed he was involved in a number of target killings, extortion of traders, disruption of law and order and recent incidents of arson in the city.
On information obtained from Fahim Hussain, the Rangers personnel went on to raid another hideout in Arambagh’s furniture market from where seven sub-machine guns were recovered with 7,440 live rounds. Moreover, five bullet-proof jackets, several hand grenades and Avan rockets were also found. Fahim Hussain was also produced in an anti-terrorism court which granted the Rangers custody of the suspect under 90-day preventive detention under Section 11-EEEE.
Rangers personnel carried out more targeted raids in Saddar and North Nazimabad areas from where four members of banned outfits were arrested with weapons.
Meanwhile, in more actions in Sharafi Goth and Orangi areas, three more criminals including gangsters and drug peddlers were caught.
Two extortionists held
Meanwhile, the personnel of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police in separate actions arrested two alleged extortionists.
Incharge of the CTD’s investigation wing, Mazhar Mashwani, said Mohammad Noman alias Kodu and Naveed were arrested during a targeted raid in Kharadar area with two TT pistols.
He said the suspects had demanded Rs1 million from the owner of a petrol pump by impersonating to be members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s Dawood Khan Group.