25 suspects arrested in A-Levels student's killing case

Key suspects have yet to be detained, say police

KARACHI: Police arrested on Friday as many as 25 suspects during raids in Gulistan-e-Jauhar following the killing of an A-Levels student for offering resistance during an attempted robbery.

Asad Khan was shot dead on Wednesday in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block I. He was returning from a nearby mosque after offering prayers when he was intercepted by three muggers on a motorcycle. Khan tried to run away after which one of the muggers shot and killed him.

Following the incident, Khan's family staged a protest and demanded the arrest of the street criminal gangs operating in the area.



On Thursday, the police had arrested a dozen suspects and they continued operations in the area on Friday and nabbed 25 more suspects. However, according to the police, the key suspects involved in the murder have yet to be arrested as they have gone into hiding.

Karachi has witnessed a surge in street crimes in 2018 as at least one dozen people have so far been killed and 50 others injured in the first three months of the current year.