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Police launch manhunt for Chaudry the Ripper targeting women in Karachi
[DAWN] As fear gripped residents of 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... 's Gulistan-e-Jauhar area after reports surfaced of a knife attacker targeting women in the area, police on Thursday said they had launched a manhunt and an investigation into the motivation and identity of the attacker. Police officials, confirming media reports, said they are looking for an "armed [cycle of violence] rider" who allegedly attacked and maimed a number of women in the area over the past few days. Three First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered ─ two at the Shahrah-e-Faisal cop shoppe and one at the Gulistan-e-Jauhar cop shoppe ─ on the complaint of three women who said that they had been attacked by a lone "knife-wielding" motorcyclist. "We have registered three FIRs regarding incidents in which three women were attacked and maimed," said Superintendent of Police Gulshan-e-Iqbal Ghulam Murtaza Bhutto. SP Bhutto said that the three attacks had taken place on Monday, whereas the administration at a local hospital had informed the police of another attack on Tuesday. "The police have launched a manhunt for the arrest of the motorcyclist by deploying plainclothed men. Different localities of Gulistan-e-Jauhar have also been notified," SP Bhutto said. Posted by: Fred 2017-09-29 |
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