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| Four killed in separate incidents in Karachi |
| 2011-04-03 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Four people, including a bookie and a news hound of a local newspaper were killed in separate incidents of violence and mishaps in the metropolis on Saturday. A renowned bookie was bumped off at Khayaban-e-Rahat area, DHA Commercial Phase VI in the limits of Gizri cop shoppe. The victim Ishtiaq alias Ganja, 44, son of Nazeer, resident of the same area, was standing with his watchman when an armed man on a cycle of violence opened fire on him. As a result, he received nine bullets and was struck down in his prime. SHO Tasawur said the victim was a noted bookie. "He had some dispute with other bookies and they might be involved in his murder", the officer added. The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for medico-legal formalities. In another incident, a crime news hound of local newspaper was bumped off on Sheedi Village road within the remits of Storied Baghdadi cop shoppe. A 40-year-old Zaman was going on his cycle of violence when two armed motorcyclists shot him dead near Lea Market. The body was shifted to the Civil Hospital Bloody Karachi (CHK) for medico-legal formalities. The victim was performing duties as a crime news hound in local newspaper. SP Lyari Javed Baloch said that the victim went to the area for meeting someone and was going back when culprits targeted him. The victim was the resident of Khadda Market and hailed from Gilgat. Zaman was performing duties as a crime news hound for more than five years and had worked in different local newspapers. |
| Posted by:Fred |