House robbery: Man shot dead over resistance

When he tried to reach to the telephone, a robber shot at him and fled.

FAISALABAD: A man who was shot and injured by robbers for putting up resistance died at the district headquarters hospital here on Monday. Police said four men entered Barkat Ali’s house in Aminpur. When he tried to reach to the telephone, one of them shot at him and fled. The injured was taken to DHQ hospital, where he died a few hours later. Sandal Bar police said they had started looking for the suspects.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 19^th, 2013.