Robbers kill newly-wed man in front of wife
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A newly-married man was fatally shot in the head in front of his wife by armed muggers at Seaview within the jurisdiction of Sahil police station.
According to details, the incident occurred at Sahil Avenue Crossing, Khayaban-e-Babar, DHA Phase-8. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Muhammad Adnan, son of Muhammad Ishaq, a resident of Naval Colony in Baldia Town, originally hailed from the Kalat district of Balochistan. Adnan, who shuttled between Balochistan and Karachi for business, had been married for three months.
Investigations by Sahil police revealed that Adnan and his wife were enjoying a meal at a restaurant near Dau Darya, Seaview, when two robbers on a motorcycle approached them. After finishing their meal, while engaged in conversation by the beach wall, the robbers targeted the couple. When Adnan resisted the robbery, one of the assailants shot him twice in the head before fleeing with mobile phones, cash, and other items.
The victim's body was transported to the JPMC by an Edhi ambulance. According to the medico-legal officer, the relatives of the deceased, visibly enraged, refrained from allowing an autopsy, opting instead to check the body themselves.
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Event photographers robbed
Motorcycle-riding armed muggers looted wedding photographers near KDA Chowrangi in North Nazimabad on Sunday night. The muggers might have conducted meticulous recce as they carried out the robbery when the photographers were heading home after shooting the reception at the marriage hall.
As per details, two armed muggers riding a motorcycle intercepted the photographers within the jurisdiction of Hyderi Market police station, and snatched a camera, a drone camera, a valuable mobile phone, camera lenses, and cash. The stolen equipment are estimated to be worth around Rs1.6 million.
The victims lodged a case with the local police station. As per their statement, they were returning home to Musa Colony after shooting a wedding at a marriage hall when motorcycle-riding robbers intercepted them near KDA Chowrangi, and looted valuable equipment, cash, and mobile phones at gunpoint.
The victims were also subjected to physical assault during the robbery as the armed muggers slapped them, pulled their hair, and fired gunshots near their feet.
This is not the first incident of its kind. Various photographers told The Express Tribune that such robberies have been occurring almost on a daily basis for several months. "Whether photographers are on motorcycles or in cars, they are chased and targeted at gunpoint. Every photographer possesses still and drone cameras worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, and expensive mobile phones which are a necessity for their work," one photographer said.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2024.