Rangers claim arresting notorious hitman involved in 32 murders

Sindh’s paramilitary force on Monday claimed to have arrested a notorious gangster wanted in several cases of target killing, including the murder of a Coast Guards official and extortion cases.

The spokesman for the Sindh Rangers said that in a joint operation based on intelligence information, Rangers and police personnel arrested Aamir alias Mota, affiliated with the Lyari gang war, in the Saddar area of Karachi.

The accused was involved in target killings, murders based on ethnicity, police encounters, drug trafficking, and extortion. The weapon and ammunition used in the crimes were also seized from his possession.

Aamir joined Lyari gang war commander Sajid Goli’s group in 2011 and later became part of Lyari gang war commander Jamil Changa’s group in 2021. He along with his accomplices was also allegedly involved in the kidnapping and murder of over 20 innocent people, dumping their bodies in different areas.

During the initial interrogation, the suspect confessed to being involved in the kidnapping and murder of over 12 people from rival groups, drug trafficking, extortion, multiple police encounters, and over 100 dacoities.

He also revealed that on September 9, 2023, he, along with his accomplice Junaid Baloch, killed a Coast Guards soldier, Muhammad Bilal Ali, during a dacoity near the Capri Cinema on MA Jinnah Road. His accomplice, Junaid Baloch, had already been arrested.

Cases are registered against the accused at various police stations in Karachi, including Preedy and Pak Colony. Aamir, along with weapons and ammunition, has been handed over to the police for further legal action.

A separate operation against dacoits and criminals by Rangers and police continues. Based on intelligence information, a joint raid was conducted in the Memon Goth area near the Chawkandi graveyard.

During the operation, Waqar, Muhammad Umar and Malik Mizammil, allegedly involved in multiple dacoity and street crime cases, were arrested. One SMG, two 30-bore pistols, and two mobile phones were seized from their possession. The suspects were alleged to be habitual criminals and were wanted by the police in multiple FIRs.