Another cop gunned down in Karachi

Constable Arif Khan was on his way home from work when he was shot

KARACHI:

A policeman was gunned down in what appeared to be a targeted killing in Korangi on Friday.

According to a police spokesperson, constable Arif Khan, posted with the Madadgar-15 police, was shot and injured by two armed men in Mehran Town while he was going home after work. He was being shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre but succumbed to his wounds on the way.

A large contingent of police officials cordoned off the crime scene, collecting evidence and recording statements from witnesses. The law enforcers were also trying to obtain CCTV footage from nearby cameras.

According to the police, the shooting appeared to be a targeted attack because Khan was not in uniform at the time; instead, he was identified through his service card.

Sindh IGP has taken notice of the incident and ordered the Korangi SSP to arrest the culprits.

Khan is the sixth police official shot dead in a series of targeted attacks in the provincial capital in recent months. However, the latest incident has come over a month after the previous murder, when assailants shot dead head constable Muhammad Ali in Karimabad on August 14.