Five Members of White Corolla Gang Arrested for Robbing Bank Customers and Car Thefts in Karachi

Karachi: In a joint operation, the district Malir police and sensitive agencies have arrested five members of the notorious White Corolla gang involved in robbing citizens leaving banks and snatching cars. The arrests, which took place in Karachi, yielded a cache of weapons including one Kalashnikov, thirty-four pistols, and two motorcycles.
Addressing a press conference with SSP Malir Kashif Abbasi yesterday, DIG East Ghulam Azfar Mahesar disclosed that the gang had been actively engaged in multiple incidents over the past few months, targeting citizens leaving banks with cash and forcibly stealing their vehicles. They had also been involved in several incidents of car theft at gunpoint.
DIG Azfar further revealed that on July 2nd, the gang attempted to loot foreign nationals of Rs. 2.5 million near Bin Qasim police station, firing shots and escaping after snatching the security guard’s weapon and fleeing in a foreigner’s car. Just days later, on July 7th, they robbed a trader of Rs. 1.25 million and his vehicle near Steel Town police station, before evading capture.
The gang was traced back to their involvement in an incident on July 4th in Gulshan-e-Hadeed Bank Plaza, where they attempted to import vehicles with malicious intent. When police pursued them based on a citizen’s tip-off, they fired at the police in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, resulting in the tragic killing of a rickshaw driver and injuring a woman.
DIG Azfar identified one of the arrested suspects, Azeer Jalbani, as also being involved in the murder of Inspector Raheem Shah in Faisal Town, along with other associates including Sajid Chandio alias Chhema, Sajid Jatoi, Kamran, Saddam Shar, Dildar Jagirani, Imran alias Gedar Kalmeti, Habib Chandio, and Qari.
He added that more than ten incidents of similar nature were attributed to the gang, who after committing robberies would hide in Balochistan, Kech, and Kachhi districts. Cases have been registered against the arrested suspects, and investigations are underway.