KARACHI: Lyari gangster Uzair Baloch who goes by the name of ‘Sardar’ and ‘Abba’ made startling revelations on Wednesday regarding the nexus of crime and politics during a joint investigation.

According to top investigative sources, Uzair told about a hoax from a significant political figure.

Baloch said he received one crore rupees for allotting the ownership of lands adjoining to Mawach Goth and Northern Bypass.

He gained Rs60 lakh for not being a hurdle in the way of a political personality in grabbing land near Maripur 500 quarter.

In 2011, Uzair was directed by a provincial minister to solve dispute between two different properties for which he was given Rs50 lakh and Rs40 lakh.

He was also utilized by an influential political leader for buying 40 bungalows worth millions of rupees in cheaper rates.

After the Shershah scrap market incident on October 19, 2010, an important government representative of that time ordered Uzair to murder a man of the opposition in place of his own.

In 2012, Uzair removed the head money on him and his accomplices with the help of a prominent personality of Sindh government.

The gang leader also revealed that he had contacts with a female politician of Sindh over the matter of national and provincial assembly tickets from Lyari during 2013 General Elections.

Pakistan Army on Tuesday took Uzair Baloch into custody under the Pakistan Army act.

DG ISPR further said Uzair has been taken into custody on charges of espionage, for leaking sensitive security information to foreign intelligence agencies.—NNI