KARACHI: Police Tuesday arrested a man in Nazimabad area of Karachi for conning people by selling stray dogs at a high price, claiming them to be of a special breed.
According to Gulberg SP Bashir Brohi, a local, Riazuddin, told the police that Sagheer sold him stray dogs claiming they were of a special breed. When the dogs were delivered to him, the complainant gave them a bath. Subsequently, the colour painted on them removed.
Riazuddin informed the police, who acted upon the complaint, and contacted the accused through another advertisement that was posted on the same website. The police arrested Sagheer and recovered four stray dogs from his possession, whom he had claimed were German shepherds.
The accused told the police he and his accomplices used to catch stray dogs from the streets and paint them. They put the photos up online. The accused said people contact them after which they deliver the dogs at their doorsteps.
