KARACHI: Three suspected gangsters, including one allegedly involved in the murder of five men in Mowachh Goth early Monday morning, were shot dead in alleged encounters in the Mowachh and Lyari areas, officials said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police party raided an alleged hideout of suspected gangsters in Ali Mohammed Mohallah of Mowachh Goth at around 11am and in an ensuing shootout, Nazeer Ahmed was killed, said City-SSP Faisal Bashir Memon.

He said Nazeer was nominated in the murder of five men — two brothers and their three relatives — in the goth. A suspected gangster, Zaheer Khan, was arrested during the encounter. The dead was shifted to the Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) for a post-mortem examination.

‘Policemen’s killer’ shot dead in Lyari

A suspected gangster allegedly involved in the murder of two police officers was shot dead in an alleged encounter in the Kalakot area late Monday night.

Police said that acting on a tip-off they raided a hideout belonging to the gang led by Noor Mohammed alias Baba Ladla near Dhobi Ghat and during an exchange of fire suspect Saddam Hussain Niazi was killed but his accomplices escaped. The body was shifted to the CHK for a post-mortem examination.

The police alleged that Saddam had killed his relative Inspector Asfar Niazi in the SITE area some three to four years back over a domestic dispute. At that time, Saddam lived in Machhar Colony and later shifted to Lyari, where he joined the gangsters. He had also allegedly killed inspector Mohabbat Khan Niazi in Machhar Colony who was investigating the murder case of Asfar Niazi.

In another incident, a suspect was gunned down in Kalri late Monday night.

Police and Rangers were conducting joint patrolling in Daryabad, Street-4, when they were attacked and they returned fire, killing one of the attackers. He was identified as Faisal Hussain, 25. The police claimed that the dead was a member of the gang led by Uzair Baloch.

Banker killed in ‘sectarian attack’

A banker and close relative of a leader of the Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Federal B’ Industrial Area on Tuesday evening, according to police and the party sources.

They added that Syed Fazal Abbas, 39, was on his way home on a motorcycle from a bank in U.P. Mor when gunmen attacked him near Sohrab Goth bridge at Fazal Mills. He was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

“It appeared to be an act of sectarian killing,” said F.B Industrial Area SHO Nizamuddin.

The victim, who worked as operation manager at Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd, was a cousin of MWM spokesperson Ahmer Naqvi.

He was father of three children.

MWM chief Allama Nasir Abbas Jafrey said that along with Syed Fazal Abbas, three Shias were killed on Tuesday in Karachi that reflected on the performance of the government and law-enforcement agencies.