KARACHI: A private security guard was shot dead by armed men over resistance in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Thursday morning, police said.

They said that Shakeel Ahmed, 35, was performing his duty at a bakery when two unknown persons emerged there and tried to snatch his rifle. As he put up resistance, they opened fire on him and fled along with the snatched weapon.

The guard was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The police said investigators collected two spent bullet casings fired from a 9mm pistol from the scene of crime.

Woman found hanged

A young woman was found dead in her Sharifabad house on Thursday, police said.

They said the body of Ayesha, 25, was found hanging with the ceiling fan. However, her brother told the media that she was murdered allegedly by her husband, Kamran.

He said Ayesha phoned him at 10:30pm on Wednesday and informed him that Kamran was beating her. He said his family rushed to Ayesha’s house and tried to pacify the couple. However, they were called by the police at 4am that Ayesha had committed suicide. The police detained Kamran for investigations.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2023