Traffic policeman gunned down in Karachi
January 21, 2019
KARACHI: A traffic policeman was gunned down in an incident of target killing in Garden Town area of the metropolis on Sunday night.
According to police, the traffic policeman, identified as Ihtesham Ahmed, was en route to his duty at Mazar-e-Quaid Chowk when men on a motorcycle fired at him.
The traffic policeman was shot in his arm and chest, police added.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Traffic Javed Meher said the traffic policeman was shot with a 30mm-bore pistol. Two bullet shells of 30mm-bore were found from the site of the incident and have been sent for forensic testing.
Ihtesham Ahmed belonged to Hyderabad and was recruited in the traffic police force in 2007.
