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KARACHI, April 1: Three people were killed in separate incidents here on Saturday. In Azam Basti, two cousins exchanged hot words on a family matter during which one of them, later identified as Putras Masih, attacked the other, Gulfam Masih, 30, with a dagger. Putras allegedly stabbed him repeatedly and fled, leaving Gulfam in a pool of blood. The victim was taken to the JPMC where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
In the limits of Gadap police station, Ali Jan Chandio, 40, was sprayed with bullets by unidentified gunmen while he was sitting at a roadside eating-house. The victim died on the spot. His body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. Police investigations showed that Chandio had lodged a rape case against Manzoor and Munawwar a few months back. Later, the complainant and the accused had reached an out of court settlement. The police said that involvement of Manzoor and Munawwar in his killing could not be ruled out.
A man was shot dead at an autoshop in Korangi on Saturday night. Some unidentified gunmen opened fire at the workshop near Jalebi Chowk injuring one, Asif Qayyum, 40. He was taken to the JPMC where he was pronounced dead.
ACCIDENTS: Three people died in accidents on Saturday.
Police said that a motorcyclist was hit by a speeding truck (K-8242) near 89-Morr in Quaidabad. The man, later identified as Liaquat Ali, 50, died on the spot and the truck driver fled, leaving the vehicle behind. The victim’s body was shifted to a hospital for autopsy and the police impounded the truck.
At Malir Halt, another motorcyclist died after being hit by an unknown vehicle. The motorcyclist was identified as Hasan, 35, a resident of Shah Faisal Colony.
In a hit-and-run accident at Gulbai truck stand, a man in his early 40s, lost his life. The body was shifted to Edhi morgue.
