KARACHI: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested four suspects allegedly affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) who were allegedly involved in five murders and over 150 robberies at jewelry shops in the metropolis.

The suspects were also involved in multiple incidents of street crimes, said a senior police official.

The suspects were arrested by the police after an alleged encounter near St Marry School in the Raheem Shah Colony area of Mominabad.

“We have identified them as Mohammed Amjad alias Babu, Arshad Husain, Mohammed Shakir and Junaid Mehmood alilas Jimmy,” said Karachi West SSP Pir Mohammad Shah.

The police official claimed the held suspects have ‘confessed’ to their involvement in five murders, including those of Awami National Party workers and over 50 robberies at jewelry shops and 100 incidents of mugging.

“Police recovered gold worth Rs30 million from their custody and also recovered 210 mobile phones,” added the official.

Shah also claimed the held suspects were affiliated with MQM.