KARACHI: Rangers and police on Saturday busted a group of Sindh police officials allegedly involved in the creation of fake arms and driver’s licenses, degrees, and sale of counterfeit weapons.
According to reports, the leader of the gang, identified as Faizan Khan was arrested by Rangers during a raid conducted in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area based on a tip-off of the presence of group allegedly involved in buying and selling of illegal weapons.
Upon investigation, the suspect from whom five counterfeit arms licences were retrieved confessed to being part of an organised group involved in the creation of fake arms licenses for millions of rupees.
Based on the suspect’s statement, the Rangers and police jointly conducted another raid during which seven other accomplices of the gang were arrested.
According to a Rangers spokesperson, nine pistols, two G3 rifles, 18 magazines along with hundreds of rounds were seized from the suspects.At least 140 fake weapon licenses, NADRA forms and other counterfeit documents were also recovered from the suspects’ possession.
The suspects had been involved in illegal purchase and sale of weapons for the past 10 years.
Among the arrested are Sindh Reserve Police Assistant Sub Inspector Umer Daraz Khan, Station House Officer (SHO) Syed Nadir Ali Shah and a police officer of the Special Branch Syed Shahid Ali.
Apart from the officers, Zohar Kamal, Saddam Siddiqui and Kamran were also taken into custody. Despite being jailed repeatedly, Kamran were persistently involved in providing counterfeit weapons to Nadir Shah, the Rangers informed.
According to the Rangers press release, SHO Nadir Shah had travelled to Peshawar at least 30 times to procure counterfeit weapons.
Also recovered from the detainees’ possession were counterfeit seals of numerous government institutions, including the seals of the deputy commissioners of Thatta, Qambar, Shahdadkot, Jafarabad, Lasbella, Nawabshah, Quetta, Malakand and Jacobabad; seals of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, various banks, universities, educational boards, Rangers special task cells, senior police officers, and the seals of many other senior government officers, the handout read.
Furthermore, the suspects also possessed equipment used to manufacture fake government documents, including computers, card printing and cutting machines, lamination machines, stationery and printing machines.
Rangers Director General Maj Gen Muhammad Saeed lauded the joint efforts of Sindh Rangers and Sindh Police team for conducting a successful operation.