The Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) officials have arrested a lawyer who was involved in car thefts in Karachi.

According to Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Arif Aslam Rao, the arrested lawyer has served jail term for eight years earlier.

The lawyer has been identified as Ayub Malik Mohana and was arrested during a raid to recover a stolen car near Aziz Bhatti police station.

The SSP Arif Aslam Rao revealed that Ayub had stolen vehicles earlier as well and he was defaming the profession of judiciary through his involvement in criminal activities. He also revealed that the accused had enrolled himself for LLB studies from jail and completed his studies there.