Notorious gangster Baba Ladla killed in encounter: Rangers

Notorious gangster Baba Ladla killed in encounter: Rangers

Karachi (Staff Report): During a Rangers shootout Notorious Lyari gangster Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla was killed early Thursday morning along with his two companions.

Rangers’ spokesperson reported, using 15 Rangers` mobiles, paramilitary forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Lyari's Phoolpatti lane, suspects opened fire on forces from house rooftops. Thus, in retaliatory fire, three suspects were killed on spot while three others managed to flee from the spot.  

According to sources, accomplices killed along with the prime suspect including Ladla`s uncle and Sikandar alias Sikko, further adding Yaseen Baloch informed that a personnel was injured in the operation.    

The gangsters’ dead bodies were shifted to Civil Hospital for post-mortem later dead bodies will be shifted to Edhi morgue. A heavy Police and Rangers contingent is deployed around the hospital.    

Baba Ladla was wanted by Sindh government for more than 100 murders, attempts to murder and extortion cases. His name was in Sindh Police’s ‘Red Book’ with Rs. 1,000,000 bounty for his capture.

Rangers have also recovered a huge cache of weapons, including automatic weaponry and grenades.