KARACHI: A young man held by police in an injured condition following a shootout two days ago died under controversial circumstances on Saturday.

Bilal, 21, was arrested by the Taimuria police in an alleged encounter late on Thursday night after he suffered bullet wounds in the leg.

Police surgeon Aijaz Khokhar told Dawn that the wounded youth was first brought by the police to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and they took him back after initial medical treatment.

However, he was brought to the hospital again late on Friday night as his condition deteriorated during police custody. He said the young man later died.

Karachi police chief Dr Amir Ahmed Shaikh took notice of the incident and order an inquiry to ascertain the circumstances which led to his death.

Published in Dawn, February 3rd, 2019