Police gun down three suspects in Karachi

KARACHI: At least three suspects were gunned down on early Tuesday morning near Quaidabad Lalabad area, informed Police.

According to details, the suspects who were involved in a number of criminal activities were looting people when police arrived. The suspects opened fire on the personnel, on retaliatory fire all three suspects were killed.

A heavy cache of weapons, motorcycles and hand grenades were found from the suspects.

Meanwhile, in January, a suspected robber was killed during an attempted robbery while another was apprehended. Three suspected robbers tried to loot a barber shop in Karachi's Shadman Town on Saturday night, said SSP Central Muqaddas Haider. They were confronted by a security guard who opened fire on suspects.

As a consequence, one of the suspects was killed, while another was apprehended, he added.

The third suspect, however, managed to flee away. Police said they were investigating the arrested suspect.

Drug smugglers apprehended

Meanwhile, in a targeted raid at Alfalah area, police detained two alleged drug smugglers, including a woman in the wee hours of Sunday. According to the authorities, heroin, Chars and as many as 11 passports were recovered from both the suspects, Ali Abid and Nasreen Fatima. 

Police claimed that Fatima was involved in smuggling drugs to Dubai and her husband was in jail on the same charge.