Pakistan Rangers, Sindh on Saturday arrested a gang of fraudsters who were using "fake connections" with Pakistan Army officers to exert influence in Karachi, a press release issued by the paramilitary force said.

Rangers personnel stopped a 'suspicious-looking car' during snap-checking near Safoora Chowrangi. The car was bearing a fake Pakistan Army number plate, the statement said.

The suspects' vehicle was being escorted by two guards of a private security company who were riding a motorcycle.

During initial investigation, two men travelling in the car — identified as Rehan Ali and Syed Rizwan Ali — confessed to using their influence on the basis of fake connections with army officers and a counterfeit number plate, the press release said.

It emerged that the two men riding the motorbike, Mohammad Zahid and Ghaffar, had obtained uniforms on rent from a private security company for this purpose.

Rangers personnel recovered a 12-bore gun and a 9mm pistol from the suspects, who have been handed over to police for legal action.