Slain man’s heirs surround police station

KARACHI:

Relatives and neighbours of a murder victim staged a protest outside the Ibrahim Hyderi police station to demand arrest of the nominated suspects. Rehan Abdullah, the young son of the local mosque's prayer leader was fatally wounded by a bullet fired during a brawl he had nothing to do with.

The victim's father, Maulana Abdullah told the Hyderi police that Rehan had gone to visit his cousin at Jumma Goth. Suddenly there was a commotion outside and the two boys went outside to see what was happening. Two groups of men were arguing over a fight among their children.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd pulled out a pistol and opened indiscriminate fire one of the bullets hit Rehan. The youth was rushed to hospital but he died on the way, Abdullah stated in the FIR filed on March 23. He says that despite nominating the persons responsible for the fight and the firing, police have not arrested anyone. The protestors have demanded of Karachi police chief to arrest Rehan's killers and bring them to justice.