A feared gangster — long regarded as a symbol of terror in the narrow streets of Karachi’s Old Golimar and its surrounding areas —met a violent end in a police encounter.
Anwar, alias Kojak, was allegedly involved in running a drug peddling and extortion gang in the Old Golimar area. The most-wanted criminal was killed during an exchange of fire with the Keamari police in Old Golimar. Keamari SSP Amjad Ahmed Sheikh said the encounter occurred when the Pak Colony Police confronted an armed suspect who opened fire on the police party. As the police returned fire, the suspect was killed on the spot. He was identified as Anwar, alias Kojak.
The SSP stated that Kojak was involved in multiple heinous crimes, including kidnapping, extortion, possession of explosive material, murder, attempted murder, robbery, illegal weapons, narcotics trafficking, and firing on police. Police record revealed that the suspect had previously been arrested by the Kalri and Pak Colony police, and Special Investigation Unit C.
