Police Encounter Specialist Abid "Boxer" was brought back to Pakistan and arrived at Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Tuesday. He was shifted to an undisclosed location for further investigation, confirmed cousin Ali Boxer. Former police inspector Abid "Boxer", a fugitive on the run for 11 years and wanted for dozens of extra judicial killings, had been arrested from Dubai through Interpol on February 8.

Known for the killing of several alleged criminals in fake police encounters, a euphemism for execution without trial, Abid "Boxer" was a symbol of terror during the 1990s owing to his links with the underworld of organised crime. Earning his nickname because he joined the police service on a sports quota, Abid had a reputation for his ruthless modus operandi and effectiveness by operating above the law.

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