Nine street crime suspects arrested

During their targeted operations across Karachi, the Sindh Rangers have arrested nine suspects involved in robberies and other crimes, the spokesman for the paramilitary force said on Saturday.

The spokesman said that the soldiers conducted targeted raids in the Saudabad, Awami Colony and Korangi Industrial Area localities, from where they arrested nine suspects.

He said that the suspects were later identified as Tariq, Saqib, Asadullah, Bilal Ahmed, Arsalan Ajmal Afridi, Siraj Khan, Qamar Riaz, Kamran Khan and Naeem Khan.

The spokesman said that the arrested suspects were involved in a number of robberies and other incidents of street crime in different parts of the city.

Moreover, he added, the Rangers also recovered weapons and looted items from the possession of the arrested men, who were later handed over to the police for further legal proceedings.