6 JI workers arrested for allegedly burning motorcyles, tyres to obstruct traffic at Karachi's Korangi Crossing
KARACHI: Six workers of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) were arrested in Karachi on Wednesday on the accusation of setting motorcycles and tyres on fire at Korangi Crossing to block the roads, police said. The development coincided with JI’s nationwide strike against the petroleum levy, which the party said was being observed in a peaceful manner. In a statement, the party also seemed to distance itself…
On Wednesday, six workers of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) were arrested in Karachi for allegedly setting motorcycles and tyres on fire at Korangi Crossing to hinder traffic, according to police. This incident occurred during JI's nationwide strike against the petroleum levy, which the party claimed was being observed peacefully. The party later distanced itself from the burning of two-wheelers and tyres, alleging that the government was employing "cheap tactics" to quell their protest, without naming any individuals.
They referred to the perpetrators as "miscreants". Videos showing the aftermath of the incident circulated on social media, depicting burnt remnants of two motorcycles and rows of burning tyres laid out to obstruct a road. Cars and motorcycles were seen continuing to drive around the burning tyres to circumvent the obstruction. Hussain Janwari, Korangi Senior Superintendent of Police, informed Dawn that law enforcers had arrested the six JI workers in connection with the incident, alleging that they had procured two old motorcycles and some tyres from a junk dealer and set them on fire at Korangi Crossing to block traffic.
The police claimed that they controlled the situation after arriving at the site. A First Information Report has been registered against the six suspects under the anti-terror law. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a statement, expressed concern over unidentified individuals creating a law and order situation in Korangi and directed that the matter be investigated immediately, with action taken against the miscreants without any discrimination.
He demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in setting motorcycles on fire at Korangi Crossing and sought a report from the Sindh police chief on the incident. The JI denounced the arrests of its workers in Korangi and demanded their immediate release, claiming that the traders were supporting their struggle and the government was attempting to suppress their protest.
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