CID arrests seven Terrorists of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

10 November, 2010 23:24

CID arrests seven Terrorists of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi

arrests-LeJ-Terrorists KARACHI: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested seven most wanted Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants and recovered a huge cache of weapon.

According to the Shiite News Correspondent, CID team headed by SSP Omer Shahid and SSP Chaudhry Aslam received a tip off on the appearance of at least 10 activists of banned outfit LeJ in Peerabad and arrested seven of them Â in a raid near Rasheed graveyard.

SSP Shahid said preliminary interrogation has revealed that the arrested militants were affiliated with LeJ Asif Ramzi group and planned sectarian violence before Muharram by targeting nine important Shia community members.

He informed that a huge cache of weapons including four Kalashnikovs with 1,000 bullets, 10 hand grenades, 25 kg explosive material, 10 metres detonation wire, 12 silencers, four TT pistols and some prohibited medicines were also recovered in the operation.

The SSP said the accused have confessed a number of heinous crimes including sectarian killings, kidnapping for ransom, and bank robberies. They have admitted involvement in murders of Apna Sahara Welfare Trust Chairman Jaffar Shah, Dr Sabtain in Kharadar, Dr Mohammad Imran and three other Shia men, he added.

TTP militant arrested: The CID also arrested a most wanted criminal affiliated with banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from the Manghopir area.