Three ‘bandits’ killed in police encounters

Slain robbers were identified as Rasheed alias Babu, Zeeshan alias Chotu, and Owais

KARACHI:

Police killed three alleged robbers during a shootout near Baba Mor in North Karachi.

The slain robbers were identified as Rasheed alias Babu, son of Moinuddin, Zeeshan alias Chotu son of Tajuddin, and Owais, son of Riaz.

According to details, a police party on patrol signaled three suspicious persons riding two motorcycles to stop. Instead of stopping the suspects opened fire on the police. The police returned the fire and killed them. According to the police, three killed robbers were involved in several robbery incidents and street crimes.

In separate police encounters, Tipu Sultan police arrested a suspect in injured condition,

Sachal Police arrested an accused in an injured condition, while Shah Faisal Colony police also arrested a suspect in an injured condition.

Illegal weapons, snatched mobile phones, and motorcycles were recovered from the suspects. The police are searching for their accomplices who escaped from the spot.

Injured

Armed robbers shot and critically injured a citizen, identified as 32-year-old Kamran, on his resistance near Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad

Kamran received two bullets and his condition is stated to be critical.

A person suffered injuries from a sharp object attack on the bank of the Junejo Goth River within the Sohrab Goth police station limits. He was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he was identified as 35-year-old Sajjad Khan.

The incident appears to be the result of a personal dispute, according to the police. Further investigation is under way.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9^th, 2023.