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Policeman linked to 92 operation shot dead
[DAWN] Another police officer who took part in the 1992 Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... operation was bumped off in a targeted attack in the city on Saturday. With the latest shooting, the number of coppers killed in the city only this month rose to 17, according to officials. Sub-Inspector Sabir Ali was sprayed with bullets at a hairdressing salon in Surjani Town, the area police said. They added that the police officer left his residence in Surjani Town's Sector 35-B to have a shave at the salon when two gunnies riding a cycle of violence pulled up there. They fired multiple shots at him and fled, the police said. The maimed officer, who was in plainclothes, was rushed to a nearby private hospital where doctors pronounced him dead He's dead, Jim! on arrival, they added. Later, the body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The police Sherlocks found nine spent bullet casings fired from a 9mm pistol at the crime-scene. SI Ali was posted in Muhafiz Force at the Hassan Square police headquarters, said Surjani SHO Bashir Ahmed. "The police Sherlocks were focusing on two aspects of the murder," said SSP District West Irfan Baloch. He said the victim had taken part in the 1992 operation and many of the officials associated with the operation had been killed in the past. Besides, he added, gunnies enjoyed significant influence in the locality where the incident took place and the possibility of their involvement in the attack could not be ruled out. The murder of the police officer prompted the police authorities to initiate a targeted operation in Surjani's Sector 35-B during which some suspects were rounded up for interrogation, officials said. Posted by: Fred 2014-01-27 |
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