KARACHI: A suspect who allegedly shot dead a man over some dispute and injured a police officer was gunned down by the police in an encounter in Azizabad on Friday evening, officials said.

Central SSP Muqaddas Haider told Dawn that the police received information on Madadgar-15 from someone that a gunman, later on identified as Saqib, was firing shots and that he had taken someone hostage inside a home in Azizabad over some dispute.

The police party responded and reached the spot. As the policemen knocked on the door, the armed man attacked the police, resulting in bullet wounds to Sub-Inspector Tasaduq.

The police retaliated and in an ensuing encounter, the suspect, Saqib, was gunned down.

As the police party entered the home, they saw another man lying dead on a bed with bullet wounds.

The Central SSP believed that the man was gunned down by the suspect.

The identity of the victim could not be ascertained immediately.

However, neighbours told the police that the victim was sent by his father to settle some monetary dispute with Saqib, said Mr Haider.

The wounded police officer was taken to a private hospital for treatment.

Published in Dawn, April 29th, 2017