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KARACHI: Police arrested two dacoits during a search operation in Manghopir?s Wangi Goth area late Saturday night, Geo News reported.

According to SP Orangi Town, one dacoit escaped police arrest. The detained suspects were involved in various crimes, the security official added.

Two more suspects allegedly involved in street crimes were taken into custody as police carried out a raid in Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri area, DSP Altaf Hussain mentioned.

The arrestees were detained as they looted people withdrawing cash from ATM machines, the police officer said, adding that weapons and a motorcycle were recovered from the suspects.

In addition, the suspects have been wanted in five cases, which had been registered earlier in the Sir Syed and Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri police stations, Hussain stated.

Suspect Zafar Khan was detained by police during an operation conducted in Baldia Town?s Saeedabad area. The arrestee was wanted in two cases that had been filed under the counter-terrorism law, SP Asif Razzaq said.