kARACHI NEWS

Unchecked Rehman Dakait takes over Lyari Monday, July 21, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi After the mysterious escape of Arshad Papu’s commander Ghaffar Zikri from Lyari, the accomplices of Rehman Dakait have captured the entire town and started collecting protection money from area vendors and traders. Besides this, another gang of outlaws has become active in Lyari, going by the name of, ‘Qadar group.’ According to sources, after the fleeing of Zikri and his men from Edu Lane, Ali Mohammed Mohallah and Zikri Para, Rehman Dakait has assigned various areas of Lyari to his close aides to collect extortion and to supply drugs. Rehman’s close aide Uzair has been assigned the areas of Miran Naka and Singo Lane, while Jabbar Langra, aided by Mohammed Deen, is operating in Phool Pati Lane, Haji Bachal Road and Ahmed Shah Bukhari Road. The previous areas of Zikri (Edu Lane and Ali Mohammed Mohallah) have been given to Shahid and Shakeel, alias MCB, while Kamran Pathan and Shahzad Charlie are operating in Maulvi Usman Park and Gul Mohammed Lane. The areas of Ahmed Shah Bukhari Road and Dubai Chowk have been assigned to the second commander of Rehman Dakait, the notorious Noor Mohammed alias Baba Ladla. Abdul Jabbar alias Jeango is operating at Baghdadi Kambella Stop, Slaughter Yard Road, Shah Baig Lane and D.D. Chaudhry Road. He is also operating in Kalakot Juman Shah Plot, the residential area of Rehman Dakait. The accomplices of Rehman Dakait have threatened traders, vendors and builders that if they refuse to pay the demanded protection money they would have to face dire consequences. According to sources, after Zikri’s escape, another gang known as ‘Qadar group’ has appeared on the scene. The group is being led by Qadar Mandra who hails from the Hub Chowki area. The gang comprises 10 to 15 outlaws, but do not posses any big weapons. The Qadar group is operating in the Miraan Naka, Gabool Park and Saeedabad areas of Lyari and has been threatening shopkeepers and traders with dire consequences in case of non-payment of protection money. In one such instance, the group sent an extortion “slip” to Athar, a junk dealer who is running his business on Mirza Adam Khan Road. Following Athar’s refusal to pay extortion money, Qadar, along with his 10 accomplices, attacked Athar’s shop, situated in Chakiwara police area, and started beating him. In the meantime, the police reached the spot and conducted a raid. However, Qadar and his gangsters managed to slip away. It may be noted here that huge contingents of Rangers and police have been conducting an operation against Lyari gangsters Rehman Dakait and Ghaffar Zikri. However, they are yet to show any major arrest or recovery from the area.