Karachi: Member of gang involved in short-term kidnapping of gold trader arrested, weapons and cash recovered

Accused forced me into their vehicle at gunpoint, looted, got items brought from home and kept them and fled after releasing, complainant

Karachi: Ferozabad police arrested a member of gang involved in short-term kidnapping of gold trader and recovered weapon, Rs 120,000 cash and other belongings.

According to details, Ferozabad police and Shaheen Force in joint operation arrested one accused riding in vehicle number LA-7676 near main gate of Jheel Park, Allama Iqbal Road, PECHS Society Block 2, in night between Friday and Saturday, and recovered one pistol along with bullets, one purse along with Rs 120,000 cash, one CNIC in name of accused Atibar Khan son of Zarnab Khan, some visiting cards and one mobile phone.

FIR number 1184/2026, under offense section SAA 23(i)A Sindh Arms Act 2013 has been registered against arrested accused. SHO Ferozabad Inspector Adeel Afzal said that arrested accused Atibar Khan is an important member of gang involved in several incidents of short-term kidnapping in Karachi, who along with his accomplices on October 27, 2026 kidnapped gold trader and left after taking money, weapon and mobile, case of which FIR No. 1178/26 under offense section 395 was registered on October 28, 2026 at Ferozabad police station.

The affected trader complainant Noman Hussain in his statement given to police for registration of case said that he is resident of Bahadurabad Tipu Sultan Road while he has jewelry shop in name of Gold Galleria on Tariq Road.

Complainant told police that on October 27 he was going towards Kashmir Road to get petrol filled in his vehicle number AZB-826 after closing his shop, as soon as opposite Noor Ground Allama Iqbal Road PECHS Block 2 at around 11 pm, meanwhile from behind black pickup with SP number on which police-like light was installed, in which 4 persons wearing police-like uniform and one person wearing pant shirt were riding, stopped my vehicle by giving side from pickup and took me with them in vehicle at gunpoint.

Complainant further said in his statement that they took Rs one and a half lakh kept in school bag from me and while roaming me stopped vehicle on Tipu Sultan Road in front of Roshan Tower.

Complainant told police in his statement that during this time calls were coming repeatedly from my home, accused got 2 ladies gold bangles, one pair of earrings and one ladies diamond ring and cash amount Rs 40,000 brought from my home and kept with them while they took 2 mobile phones, licensed nine mm pistol along with 16 bullets from my school bag and made me get down from their vehicle and fled.

Complainant told police that he can identify accused if they come in front. SHO Ferozabad said that interrogation is underway from arrested accused regarding his other accomplices.