Karachi: Traffic cop found involved in cellphone-snatching
- By Web Desk -
- Mar 27, 2019
KARACHI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a traffic police’s official along with his two accomplices after an encounter in Malir, area of Karachi, ARY News reported.
Police said that the three-member gang was snatching mobile phones and other valuables from the passersby in Sukhan area of Malir when a police patrolling party arrived there.
As the suspects saw the police, the opened fire at the police but the officials in a rapid action apprehended all the tree suspects.
Police said that the suspect, Taqudas Ali, a traffic cop, was deployed at Model Colony traffic section as ‘Munshi’. The three-member gang was involved in cellphone-snatching, robberies and other heinous crimes.
The police have lodged a case against the suspects and launched investigations against them.
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The arrested men include five arms dealers, police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) CIA Arif Haneef had said the suspects were arrested during a ‘sting operation’ from different areas in Karachi and added that weapons made in the US were also recovered from their possession.