KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh and police in a joint operation based on intelligence information in Mehran Town Korangi arrested two “most wanted” dacoits.

The accused are identified as Saddam Hussain alias Ali and Saleem alias Sallu.

The accused are allegedly involved in various incidents of street crime and robberies in different areas of Karachi, said a Rangers spokesperson on Thursday.

A motorcycle reportedly used in a robbery was also recovered from their possession which was stolen from the area of Defence Police Station in November 2020.

During the preliminary investigation, the accused confessed that in November 2020, a man was robbed by them in Soldier Bazaar while in February 2021, a motorcyclist was robbed in PECHS. The suspects can be easily identified in the footage.

The arrested accused have been handed over to the police for legal action. Raids are being carried out to arrest other accomplices of the accused.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2021