Another young man falls prey to ruthless street criminals

KARACHI:

The street crime remains a big challenge for the city police which seem helpless to contain the tide. In the latest incident, a young man was shot dead resisting a robbery bid in Memon Goth on Sunday. Shahnawaz, 30 and son of Huzoor Bakhsh, who worked as a delivery man for a famous confectionary shop, was killed by suspected muggers when he put up resistance during a robbery near Somar Kandiani Goth, in Falak Nazir Regency, within the precincts of Memon Goth police station.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC). Shahnawaz belonged to Rato Dero, in Larkana, but worked and lived in Karachi. According to police, Shahnawaz, along with the driver of the bakery, had come in a Suzuki pickup to replenish supplies at the shop when armed muggers attempted to rob him. However, when he resisted, they shot him dead and fled. Police have registered the case and started investigation. Meanwhile, a relative of the slain youth said that the deadly shooting took place when Shahnawaz was going to the confectionary shop to replenish supplies in a Suzuki pickup along with his driver.

The muggers tried to intercept the Suzuki pickup, but the driver tried to run them over. One of the muggers fell on the road and in panic opened direct fire on the car. Shahnawaz was hit in the chest and died on the spot. Shahnawaz was the youngest of six siblings and father of one. The body will be sent to his native area after the completion of legal formalities. Separately, man was critically injured allegedly during a robbery near Gulshan-eHadid, Phase 2.

Edhi volunteers drove him to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medical assistance, where he was identified as 55-yearold Qamar Zaman. The victim was shot once in the chest. Steel Town police say that it is not immediately known what motives were behind the shooting. They added that they are investigating. In other incidents, 40-yearold Ziauddin was shot and injured in Ahsanabad, Sector 1, off Superhighway, while 24-year-old Sabir was injured in firing near Bagh-e-Korangi Mazar in the Sharif Goth area. Both the injured were taken to hospitals in Edhi ambulances for treatment. Rescuers claim both the men were shot during robbery attempts, but police say they are investigating.