Two Karachi Cops Arrested for Arms Theft
In-charge CTD Raja Umar Khatab has said that two cops were arrested in a raid near Tariq Road Jheel Park over involvement in theft of official weapons and bullets after a secret report of the intelligence wing.
The arms trafficking monitoring desk recovered a large haul of illegal and official ammunition from the arrested police constables, a CTD official said. “The rogue policemen have been identified as Abdul Qadir Memon and Awais Ahmed alias Boxer,” a police official said.
The accused were recruited as police constables in 2023. “They were involved in illegal arms dealing since their recruitment in the department,” Raja Umar Khatab said.
“Arrested constable Abdul Qadir was posted at Meethadar police station, while Awais was posted at Shaheen Force Keamari,” a police official said.
Policeman Awais, during his duty at Madina Colony police station, stole three official pistols and sold them to Abdul Qadir, in-charge of CTD, said. “Abdul Qadir, when on duty, stole dozens of Kalashnikovs and 9MM rounds”.
“The accused have been linked with arms dealers Bakht Taj and Sarzameen, who have been based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” a CTD official said.
Arrested policemen were also bringing munitions from KP to sell here. “The accused are being further investigated,” the CTD in-charge said.
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