LEAs beef up Karachi security, arrest 19 suspects in raids

KARACHI: The law enforcement personnel in a series of raids on Monday arrested at least 19 people including two facilitators of terrorists and two extortionists from Karachi.

Following the recent wave of terror in the city, police and Rangers increased their activities against terrorist elements.

A week after the kidnapping of Chief Justice Sindh High Court Sajjad Ali Shah’s son, DIG South gave orders for the suspension of Station House Officer Clifton Nadeem Ahmed.

The law enforcement personnel raided a house in Ranchor Line from where they arrested a person named Wasim Qadri. The suspect was then taken to a secret location for further interrogation.

Wasim Qadri is the elected vice chairman of the Union Council of a political party. The reasons for taking Wasim into custody were not disclosed.

The Counter Terrorism Department personnel conducted a search operation in the SITE area and arrested two suspects.

Incharge CTD Khurram Waris said that the suspects were involved in assistance of injured terrorists. The under custody suspects reportedly belong to Afghanistan.

Police also conducted a search operation in Saddar’s Preddy area and arrested five suspects during investigation of various routes from where the procession of Youm-i-Ali will pass through.

Khokhrapar police arrested three suspects involved in street crimes.

Near Jhanda Chowk in Liaquatabad, Rangers in a search operation arrested three suspects and shifted them to unknown place.

In Malir’s Saudabad area, police arrested two suspects involved in extorting traders, whereas, four suspects were taken into custody over street crimes and drug trafficking allegations.