KARACHI: The son of slain Lyari gangster Abdul Rehman alias Rehman Dakait was arrested in Karachi, police said on Monday.

“Kalakot police have apprehended Jibran s/o Abdul Rehman alias Rehman Dakait and recovered one illegal pistol from his custody,” a statement by police said.

The statement added that the suspect held was a “habitual criminal” who had been arrested and sent to prison in several cases in the past.

There were two First Information Reports (FIRs) against him registered at Lyari’s Kalakot police station between the years 2023 and 2024.

Rehman Dakait was killed in 2009 by Karachi police, along with three of his accomplices.

He was reportedly involved in more than 80 criminal cases and was a central figure in the gang wars of Lyari — one of the most populous and oldest localities of Karachi.

In 2024, another one of his sons was shot dead in an alleged encounter in Karachi.

According to the police, he was organising a gang of criminals in Lyari. Police also said he was previously involved in drug trafficking and kidnapping for ransom cases.