Miscreant (noun)
عیاش، اوباش، بدمعاش
a person who has done something wrong or unlawful.
Example: “the police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice”
Pretext (noun)
عذر کرنا، بہانہ
a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.
Example: “the rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move”