7 'White Corolla' gang suspects arrested for house robberies in Karachi

• The accused were robbing a house when Ferozeabad police took immediate action on a tipoff received on the Madadgar 15 helpline.
• When police officials reached the spot, the suspects opened fire on the law enforcers.
• The suspects entered the house through the backdoor after cutting the metal gates with cutters and other tools.

KARACHI: Ferozeabad police on Tuesday nabbed seven suspects who are thought to belong to the "White Corolla" gang that has been involved in a string of house robberies in Karachi.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) East, Sajid Saduzai, the suspects were robbing a house earlier in the day when Ferozeabad police took immediate action on a tipoff received on the Madadgar 15 helpline.

When the police officers reached the spot, the suspects started firing shots as a result of which, four accused — identified as Aziz-ur-Rehman, Abdullah, Noor Ali, and Javed — were injured in retaliatory firing.

The four, along with three other suspects, identified as Shahid, Sadiq Khan, and Rashid were all taken into custody.

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The suspects had entered the house through the backdoor after cutting the metal gates with cutters and other tools.

According to police, a white Corolla car, a motorcycle, cutters, mobile phones, and weapons used in the incident were also recovered from the possession of the suspects.

Moreover, a rifle, two 9mm pistols, and four other pistols were also seized.

Criminal records of the arrested suspects are being verified. Most of them are Afghans while others are locals, police said.