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Prisoners’ Escape: Two Karachi Jail Officals Arrested

Karachi (July 01, 2017): The development has been seen in the case pertaining to the prisoners’ escape from Central Jail in Karachi as Tower Incharge Rafiq Channa and Naveed were arrested.

According to the investigation, the two were declared accused in the case after which the authorities launched action against them and apprehended them.

Earlier, it was exposed that suspects Sheikh Muhammad alias Firon and Ahmad Khan alias Munna escaped with the assistance of jail officials. Additional Inspector General said that no one can climb the wall of the jail due to its height.

At least 12 officials of Central Jail, including jail superintendent and deputy superintendent, were also taken into custody on the directives of Sindh Law Minister in connection with the case.

It may be mentioned here that two “high-profile militants” of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) escaped from Karachi’s central prison managed to escape from Central Jail Karachi few days ago.

Shaikh Muhammad Mumtaz- alias Firoon alias Sher Khan alias Shahzad alias Rahi ─ and Muhammad Ahmed Khan alias Munna had escaped from ‘judicial complex of Central Prison Karachi’.

LJ militants and that Shaikh Mumtaz alias Firoon, a resident of Orangi Town was involved in targeted killings of 57 persons including members of Shia community and the police. He had 32 cases registered against him. Ahmed alias Munna, a resident of Korangi was involved in seven targeted killing cases.

The two under-trial prisoners were found missing and reported to have escaped from the Judicial Complex adjacent to Central Prison Karachi.

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