Fatalities: Two die in separate incidents
An FIR of the incident has not been registered as yet.
HYDERABAD:
A young boy was shot dead and another was injured during a clash over a piece of land between two groups on Wednesday night.
The incident took place in Wahdat Colony within the limits of Qasimabad police station. According to the police, the children were playing on government-owned land when an argument ensued between the people of Katrio and Syed communities, and lapsed into violence.
Twelve-year-old Abdul Haseeb Jokhio was hit by a bullet in his head and died on the spot. Another child, Sajjad Chandio, sustained a gunshot to his neck. He is in a critical condition in the hospital.
An FIR of the incident has not been registered as yet.
In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man, Laung Kolhi was shot dead during an armed robbery near SSP Office on Thursday. According to Cant SHO Aijaz Lakho, two armed men riding a motorcycle tried to snatch cash and a mobile phone from Kolhi. He was shot dead for resisting. The police are yet to register an FIR.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 11th, 2014.
A young boy was shot dead and another was injured during a clash over a piece of land between two groups on Wednesday night.
The incident took place in Wahdat Colony within the limits of Qasimabad police station. According to the police, the children were playing on government-owned land when an argument ensued between the people of Katrio and Syed communities, and lapsed into violence.
Twelve-year-old Abdul Haseeb Jokhio was hit by a bullet in his head and died on the spot. Another child, Sajjad Chandio, sustained a gunshot to his neck. He is in a critical condition in the hospital.
An FIR of the incident has not been registered as yet.
In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man, Laung Kolhi was shot dead during an armed robbery near SSP Office on Thursday. According to Cant SHO Aijaz Lakho, two armed men riding a motorcycle tried to snatch cash and a mobile phone from Kolhi. He was shot dead for resisting. The police are yet to register an FIR.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 11th, 2014.