A man was killed, while three others were injured after four men opened fire at a ration distribution drive in Surjani Town on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Javed, son of Muhammad. The injured included the brother of the deceased, 40-year-old Saleem, and 18-year-old Adnan, son of Raheem, and 22-year-old Azeem, son of Abdul Aziz.
The injured were immediately taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where the injured were said to be in a stable condition.
The body of the deceased was handed over to the family following the completion of medico-legal formalities.
The police identified the suspects as Mudassir, Abdullah Shah, Shamu and Din.
“According to the locals, the staff of a welfare organisation had arrived in the area for distribution of ration a day ago, where a clash broke out with an unidentified man over the formation of a queue,” the police shared. The dispute was later resolved.
However, the four suspects returned the next day and started shooting at the staff that had arrived in the area to resume the ration drive.
The police claimed that all the suspects were residents of Surjani Town, and raids were being conducted for their arrest.Another report states:-
Four police officials were arrested on Wednesday after they resorted to aerial firing in PIB Colony which resulted in the death of a woman, area Station House Officer (SHO) Shakir Hussain said.
Four police officials were arrested on Wednesday after they resorted to aerial firing in PIB Colony which resulted in the death of a woman, area Station House Officer (SHO) Shakir Hussain said.
According to Hussain, a scuffle had broken out between volunteers of two welfare organisations who had arranged a ration distribution drive in the Nishter Basti area on Tuesday without informing the district administration. Police arrived to control the situation and the four officials resorted to aerial firing after they were pushed by the crowd.
On bullet hit a woman, who was standing by a window in her house. According to the police, she sustained a head wound and was taken to a private hospital where she passed away.
Her body has been moved to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre where a post-mortem examination has yet to be conducted. Hussain said that the police were waiting for a medical report and a complaint by the victim's family to file formal charges against the arrested officials.
Senior Superintendent of Police (East) Tanveer Alam, however, told the media that the victim's family has decided not to file a complaint. A case will be registered nonetheless, with the State as complainant, because "no one is above the law", Alam said.
