Police arrest 'wanted criminal' after gunfight in Karachi

KARACHI: After an exchange of fire between the police and dacoits, the police have managed to arrested a wanted criminal from Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Johar area, ARY News reported on Saturday.

Following the exchange of gunfight, the police managed to apprehend an alleged criminal, identified as Sajjad, accused of murdering a police officer named Muhammad Shahid.

According to police officials, the criminals opened fire when the police tried to stop them over suspicion, the police retaliated and managed to apprehend a criminal in injured condition while his two accomplices got successfully flee from the scene.

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After the interrogation the police claimed that the arrested suspect had killed officer Shahid within the jurisdiction of Gulistan-e-Johar police station. Meanwhile, the case was already registered at Gulistan-e-Johar police station.

Efforts are underway to apprehend the other fugitive accomplices of the suspect. However, a pistol was recovered from the arrested suspect and further investigation is underway from the arrested criminal.