An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday allowed the police to investigate ringleader of Lyari Gang War Uzair Baloch in the murder case of his arch-rival Arshad Pappu and two others. Former chief of banned Peoples Aman Committee was in jail in a case pertaining to possessing weapons without license as the explosives substance including five rockets, one LMG, 6 Awan bombs were recovered from the Tanker Chowrangi, Garden on the identification of the accused.
On Wednesday, the police requested the administrative judge of ATC to allow them to arrest Uzair Baloch in the murder case of Arshad Pappu and his brother Yasir Arafat and aide Shera Pathan. The court accepted the police's request and allowed them to investigate the accused in triple murder case.
The murder case was registered at Kalakot Police Station against Uzair and others for killing Arshad Pappu, his brother Yasir Arafat and confidant Shera Pathan in March 2013. The deceased were kidnapped on 17th March 2013 and later were murdered brutally. Earlier in January this year, the Rangers had arrested Uzair from the outskirts of Karachi when he was trying to enter the city. The Lyari gangsters' chief remained in the custody of Abu Dhabi Police for almost three months as he fled there to avoid his arrest after the launch of Karachi operation. However, it is still unclear that when and how he managed to escape from the custody UAE's authority. Uzair was nominated and wanted to law enforcers in several cases of murder, attempting murder and extortion registered at different police stations.