Tuesday, July 26, 2016
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Political party worker confesses to killing 26 people, reveals report

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GEO NEWS
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Political party worker confesses to killing 26 people, reveals report

KARACHI: An under custody political party worker confessed to killing 26 people, disclosed a Joint Investigation Report (JIT) on Tuesday.

The political party worker made important revelations during the investigation. The suspect identified as Imran Saeed was earlier arrested by a law enforcement agency.

The JIT said that the suspect is a political party’s target killer.

During the investigation, he allegedly confessed that he killed 26 people including police and religious party workers.

Imran also claimed that he was carrying out activities under directions of former Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Hammad Siddiqui.

The suspect was also allegedly involved in arson attacks after the deadly assault on Muharram processions in December 2009.

The attacks included a devastating bomb blast that had ripped through the main Ashura procession on M.A. Jinnah Road in Karachi, killing more than 45 people.

Meanwhile, police today arrested five suspects belonging to the Lyari gang-war during a crackdown against criminals in Lyari.

The operation was carried out at Lyari’s Sangoleen Wachani and Rangi Warha areas.

The suspects, belonging to the Uzair Baloch group, are identified as Muzaib, Gul Khan, Abdullah Lasi, Adeel, and Lalu. They were allegedly involved in various crimes including extortion, killing and cracker attacks.

In January of this year, Lyari gang war leader Uzair Baloch was arrested during a search operation conducted at the outskirts of Karachi by Sindh Rangers.

The crackdown against criminals gained intensity since the presence of Rangers in the metropolis. On Monday, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) party leadership gave a green signal for the extension of Rangers' stay in the province. 

Since 2013, acting under powers bestowed on the paramilitary force under Article-147, the Pakistan Rangers Sindh conducted multiple targeted operations in interior Sindh during which 533 suspects were arrested. Those detained were handed over to the Police and various law enforcement agencies for processing.