Police also claimed to have recovered weapons and extortion slips from the suspect who is a member of a religious group. – File Photo

KARACHI:  Police have claimed to arrest a target killer from the New Karachi area on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

Police also claimed to have recovered weapons and extortion slips from the suspect who is a member of a religious group.

According to SDPO Khwaja Ajmer Nagri’s DSP Altaf Hussain, the policemen from Sir Syed Town conducted a raid and arrested Nadir Shah Alias Nasir Aftab and recovered a TT pistol along with 50 extortion slips.

However, the suspect’s other accomplices, Shahab, Kashif and Amir escaped while firing on police.

According to police, the suspect confessed to killing six members of an opponent group in Godhra Muslim Society area.

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