Targeted?: Bohra man shot dead near Hyderi

Victim identified as Ali Asghar. Police yet to ascertain motive behind the killing.


Our Correspondent October 20, 2012
Targeted?: Bohra man shot dead near Hyderi

KARACHI: A young man, belonging to the Dawoodi Bohra community, was gunned down near Hyderi on Saturday evening.

The victim, identified as Ali Asghar, aged 40, son of Murtaza Ali, was shot in the head and died on the spot.

Asghar’s body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for autopsy.

Talking to The Express Tribune, Superintendent of Police (SP) North Nazimabad division Latif Siddiqui said that the deceased was travelling in his car when two armed men on a motorcycle shot and killed him, near his home.

Siddiqui added that the motive behind the killing was yet to be ascertained.

COMMENTS (3)

Ali | 12 years ago | Reply

Majid: what do you mean by neighbours??

Majid | 12 years ago | Reply

I definitely can tell you that he is not victim of religious extremists. There must be some external force involved in this trying to exploit our situation. They do not know the fine details of religious extremism existing in our country. Bohri's comes last to deal with in the list of militants (religious extremists). Bohri makes the most of business community of Karachi - backbone of our economy. No one can be benefited by killing them at this time except our neighbors.

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