Street crime claims 13 lives in January

Victims included a woman shot while waiting in her car outside a pharmacy

KARACHI:

Despite tall claims of senior police officers, it was more of the same in the new year for residents of Karachi as they remain vulnerable against street criminals. At least 13 people lost their lives in incidences of street crime in January. The casualties included a woman who was shot dead over resistance.

According to statistics, robbers shot and killed 25-year-old Tehreeke-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) activist Shahid Qadri on the night between January 3 and 4 in the Awami Colony area of Korangi. On January 5, 35-year-old Sana Tariq was shot dead while waiting outside a pharmacy in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 17, was shot and killed by suspected bandits over resistance.

Noor Rehman, 35, was injured in a robbery at a warehouse on Super Highway on the seventh. He died three days later. On January 9, teenager Abdul Razzaq was shot dead by suspected robbers for putting up resistance in the jurisdiction of Sachal Police Station. Abdul Waris, 28, was injured during a robbery incident in Baldia Town on January 8 and succumbed to his injuries a week later.

Salman, 33, lost his life during robbery at his home in Surjani Town. On January 17, Haji Abdul Aziz, 55, was shot dead at the gate of his house in Bilal Colony area of New Karachi. On the same night, Muhammad Shan of Pakistan Navy was injured by muggers in Clifton. He died a few hours later.

On January 22, young trader Mehtab Shah was shot dead during a robbery at his store in Gulistane-Jauhar. Two days later, 20-year-old Mohammad Wajid was killed in another botched robbery in Orangi Town’s Mominabad area. Another teenager, 18-yearold Naeem, died at the hands of street criminals in Saeedabad a day later.

January 27 saw another casualty, when 31-year-old Waqas Niazi was killed by bandits in Manghopir. On January 30, criminals shot dead Abdul Razzaq Khaskheli in Manghopir.