PIA engineer's murder mystery solved

KARACHI:

The mystery, surrounding the death of a PIA engineer in a shooting incident in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, has been solved, with police revealing that he was killed by a stray bullet during an attempted robbery.

The incident occurred on November 1 when 54-year-old PIA engineer Imtiaz Ahmed, son of Shah Deen, was shot dead. Police said a motorcycle-riding armed robber had held up a citizen, identified as Shaukat Abro, at gunpoint and fled after snatching his valuables. As the suspect was escaping, Abro pulled out a pistol from his waistband and opened fire at him. The robber managed to escape unhurt, but the bullet hit Imtiaz Ahmed. He died on the spot.

The deceased engineer had reportedly stepped out of his home to buy bread when he was caught in the crossfire. Abro joined the investigation a day ago after obtaining pre-arrest bail from a court.