Police officer martyred in Landhi gun attack

A police officer was martyred in a firing incident in the outskirts of the city on Wednesday. A Sharafi Goth police official said the incident took place near Landhi No. 89, where the law enforcer was severely wounded due to firing by unidentified motorcyclists.

The official said the victim was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where he succumbed to his injuries. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Asif, 48, son of Munshi Khan. Asif was an assistant sub-inspector at the Police Helpline 15 in the Sharafi Goth area. Police reached the scene and launched their investigation.

Suspect arrested

Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police arrested a suspected robber at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital after he had escaped in an injured state during an encounter on Wednesday.

Police said the suspect had snatched a purse from a girl, Malaika, in Sector 5A4 of North Karachi. Police personnel on a patrol heard the girl’s cries for help and chased the suspect and his accomplice. On seeing the police coming towards them, the suspects started firing gunshots. The police retaliated and wounded a suspect, who still managed to escape. The injured man later reached Abbasi Shaheed Hospital with his mother and falsely claimed he had been injured in firing by robbers during a robbery.

The police also arrived and arrested the suspect during a search at the hospital. The suspect was identified as Humair, son of Abdul Aziz, and the purse snatched from the girl was also recovered from his possession. The suspect had earlier been arrested in robbery and arms cases registered at the Sharea Faisal and Khwaja Ajmer Nagri police stations.