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Gangs of Lyari: Court frees notorious kingpin Ameen Buledi
By Web Desk
Published: November 30, 2013
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A photo of Lyari in Karachi. PHOTO: AYESHA MIR/EXPRESS
KARACHI: A notorious figure in the Lyari gang war, Ameen Buledi and his partners were freed on Saturday, Express News reported.
A local court in Karachi freed Buledi and his partners after the police took back the cases against them.
Buledi was arrested by the Lahore police in September along with two of his companions, Zubair and Junaid. He was wanted for murder, attempted murder, kidnapping for ransom and several other cases, the police had said, adding that Buledi was presented before several courts in connection with different cases for remand.
Buledi had been identified by a witness during the identification parade carried out in a robbery case in a district and sessions court on October 1. He was also identified by a witnessin a court in Karachi during the witness parade for the hotel murder case on September 30.
Ameen Buledi was handed over to the police on a 10-day physical remand by a district and sessions court on September 20.
Rise to power
Two-years ago, little was known about this 40-year-old, who is booked in around 30 cases of extortion. Buledi became famous after he joined the Lyari gangsters. He ran a small gang of 30 members in Lyari before another kingpin of the area asked Buledi to join him.
“Baba Ladla offered him to join the gang,” revealed an insider.
“Buledi accepted the offer as it was a wonderful opportunity for him even if it meant sharing control over the old city areas with Hameed Pathan.”
Buledi, who has previously been associated with the army and the police force, was made the chief operational commander for the Old City areas.
