KARACHl: Four suspected robbers were shot dead in two separate ‘encounters’ in Tamuria and Sir Syed Town on Thursday.
Police said three suspects were looting a citizen in Block-N, North Nazimabad, opposite the DC office. They shot and wounded a citizen, Hammad Ahmed, when he resisted.
After receiving information, police responded promptly and attempted to arrest the suspects. However, the armed men opened fire on the police party. The police retaliated and, after an exchange of fire, three suspects were gunned down.
Three pistols, a motorcycle and mobile phones were recovered from their possession. The bodies of the killed suspects and the wounded citizen were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH).
The identities of the killed suspects could not be ascertained immediately.
In another encounter, one suspect was gunned down.
The Sir Syed police said three suspects riding a motorcycle were looting a citizen in Sector-9, near Babul Islam Masjid, when a police party reached the scene. On seeing the police, the armed suspects opened fire, which was retaliated by the police personnel.
After an exchange of gunfire, one suspect was gunned down, while his two accomplices managed to escape on a motorcycle. A 9mm pistol and a mobile phone were recovered from his possession.
The body was shifted to the ASH, where his identity could not be ascertained immediately.
Shopkeeper killed by robber A shopkeeper was gunned down while another was injured by robbers in Shah Latif Town on Thursday afternoon.
Area SHO Mohammed Ali Shah said three armed suspects attempted to loot two shops in Sector-16-A near Darakshan Shadi Hall.
But as the shopkeepers put up resistance, the robbers resorted to firing, resulting in critical bullet wounds to both shopkeepers.
They were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where doctors pronounced Saeed Nawaz, 37, dead while Muneer Wali, 33, was admitted for treatment.
The officer said the suspects managed to escape from the spot. He said they did not take away anything. The police are trying to obtain CCTV footage to ascertain their possible identity.