CCTV footage leads to arrest in wine shop shooting case

Suspect identified as Osama, along with a criminal history involving drug trafficking

KARACHI:

The Malir City Police have apprehended the individual responsible for the fatal shooting of security guard Dildar outside a wine shop in Malir 15. The captured suspect, identified as Osama, was identified through close circuit television (CCTV) camera footage related to the incident. According to police sources, Osama has a criminal history involving drug trafficking.

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The CCTV footage, revealing the shooting incident that resulted in the security guard’s death on Wednesday evening, has surfaced. The footage depicts two individuals on a motorcycle arriving at a wine shop. The individual engages in a heated argument with the wine shop’s security guard after purchasing liquor at the window. While seated on the bike with a companion, the person brandishes a weapon, firing a shot into the air before aiming at the security guard while riding away on the motorcycle.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 20^th, 2024.