KARACHI: At least one person was killed and another injured early Monday morning allegedlyby police at Sindhi Muslim Housing Society.
According to details, Abrar Hussain and Dilnawaz were trying to close a mobile phone deal when Dilnawaz drove away his car without paying. Abrar hung on to the car as it sped on, eye witnesses said.
A police mobile crossing by opened fire at the car killing Abrar and injuring Dilnawaz, eye witnesses added.
The two, Abrar and Dilnawaz, had met each other through an online portal for selling phones.
Jinnah Hospital Medico-legal officer Dr Shehzad said that Abrar had been shot thrice. Meanwhile Dilnawaz was out of danger.
Abrar’s family staged a protest outside the hospital and demanded justice.
Police denied shooting dead the young boy. SHO Ferozabad claimed that he did not know the policemen who fired at the boys. Later during the day police added that the police vehicle belonged to the Counter Terrorism Department.
Additional IG CTD Sanaullah Abbasi denied that any of his men were involved in the killing. “We have completed our investigation. No official from the CTD is involved in the killing,” he said.
Meanwhile, police said that the number plate of Dilnawaz's car was fake.
A Geo News reporter who visited the crime scene said that the Dilnawaz’s car had been shot at several time. The car was riddled with about 30 bullets, he said.