KARACHI: A suspected robber was shot dead by a citizen in Federal B. Area in the wee hours of Friday morning, police said.
Azizabad SHO Nazim Rao said that citizen Malik Ali, along with his friend, arrived at a bakery in Block 2 to purchase breakfast items at around 4:15am.
In the meantime, two armed men, riding a motorcycle, arrived there and tried to snatch cash and other valuables from them.
He said that Ali took out his licensed pistol and opened fire on them. As a result, one suspect, later identified as Asif Siddiq, 28, suffered a bullet wound and died on the spot.
He said an unlicensed pistol was recovered from the dead suspect.
Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023
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