Another family was left devastated as armed marauders shot dead a man in the highly secured and well patrolled area of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase I near Tooba Mosque.
Armed robbers shot and killed Amir Sultan, 38, in front of his child, wife and brother for offering resistance during a robbery.
The victim, a father of four, was associated with clearing and forwarding business. He was about to leave for Hyderabad with his family when robbers riding on a motorbike killed him.
CCTV footage shows that the robbers observed the area twice before returning a third time with the intent to rob. One of them attempted to snatch Amir's mobile phone and other valuables, but Amir resisted and managed to overpower one of the robbers.
During the struggle, the second robber opened fire, but Amir remained unharmed. However, as Amir dragged the robber a considerable distance and brought him to the ground, robbers' accomplice fired again and the bullet hit Amir in the head. He succumbed to his injuries en route to a hospital.
The victim's brother, Shakir, who was watching in vain from the balcony yelled pleading Amir to hand over his mobile and let the robbers go, but he continued to rfight.
Amir's son, Abdul Wahid, said, "My father had caught the robber, and they were firing continuously. I knew the robbers would shoot him."
Upon receiving the information DIG South, SSP South, and other police officers arrived at the scene to collect evidence. Three bullet shells were recovered, and authorities are working to identify the suspects using CCTV footage.
With this incident, the number of people killed in Karachi this year while resisting robberies has risen to 26. Police are actively conducting operations to arrest culprits.
The daylight robbery and murder puts a big question mark on the performance of the police. Cops are however seen stopping young men on bikes to take bribes on pretext of checking.
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