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Alleged members of the Corolla gang arrested

Alleged members of the Corolla gang arrested

KARACHI:

Police have arrested two suspects, believed to be members of the Corolla gang, who shot and wounded a citizen for resisting the robbery. The looted money, the weapons and the car used in the criminal activities were recovered from their possession.

According to police, suspects Ashar and Yawar shot and injured a citizen, Ali Raza, during a robbery at Eidgah Ground Service Road Sector A, Qayyumabad. The accused had snatched 0.1 million lei, the mobile phone and necessary documents from citizen Raza and fled.

The accused used a black Corolla car during the robbery while they snatched the motorcycle of another citizen and fled. The incident file, charge number 992/2024, crime section 392/397/34, was registered at the headquarters of the Defense Police upon the complaint of the injured citizen’s brother.

The arrested accused confessed to being involved in dozens of street crimes in Korangi and Defense areas. The accused had earlier been involved in crimes in Sharafi Goth and were arrested from Korangi Industrial Area and sent to jail. Further interrogation of the arrested suspects is ongoing while raids are underway to arrest their accomplices.