By our correspondent

KARACHI: Clifton Police have apprehended the alleged mastermind of an Afghan dacoit gang involved in bloodshed and looting across Karachi. Details reveal that the gang leader, identified as Abidullah alias Kharzi, has been arrested, as disclosed by SSP Majid Hayat.
According to investigations, the Afghan dacoit gang is implicated in various incidents of bloodshed and looting in Karachi. The apprehended suspect, Abidullah alias Kharzi, provided crucial revelations during interrogation. It has been revealed that Constable Waheed Parvez is also involved with the apprehended suspect. On February 13th, in North Karachi, the officer was martyred near his residence. Constable Waheed Parvez was posted as a gunner with a judge’s security van when the suspect and his accomplices ambushed and martyred him during a dacoity.
The gang member, Bilal, specializes in making petrol bombs, while Ahmedullah Afghan and Khan are involved in multiple cases of murder and causing injuries to civilians. After carrying out their criminal activities, the suspect Abidullah alias Kharzi would flee to Afghanistan and operate the group from there. The gang’s video of dacoities went viral last month. One of the suspect’s accomplices was apprehended by the public and handed over to the authorities.
SSP City stated that the suspect’s accomplices forcibly separated from the public using weapons during the apprehension. Some members of the suspect’s gang were killed, while others were arrested in injured condition.