KARACHI:Karachi police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three accused involved in street crime from Sharafi Goth.
According to police sources, police acted on a tip-off in Hashim Goth and arrested three street criminals. The accused have been identified as Aftab alias Rajab, Arif and Arsalan.
The arrested accused were also involved in motorcycle lifting. The arrested suspects were wanted in several robbery cases, including firing on police. Weapons used in the incident and snatched mobile phones were recovered from the arrested accused, the police said.
Police also seized two stolen motorcycles used by the accused. The motorcycles recovered from the accused were stolen from Korangi Industrial Area and Korangi police station. The police said motorcycle theft cases are already registered against unknown accused.
The arrested accused used to carry out snatching incidents in Malir and Korangi districts. All three suspects are habitual offenders and have been arrested and jailed before, police officials.