KARACHI: A young man and a 10-year-old boy were shot dead in Lyari on Monday. Residents of Baghdadi in Lyari accused the Rangers of shooting at and killing the two persons on the spot. However, police denied the residents’ claim saying that the deaths were the result of a gang war.

According to area people, gunshots had been heard since morning as the entire area wore a deserted look in response to the strike call given by the ARD.

Police allegedly forced people to open their shops which provoked the area people and they staged a protest demonstration against the police and raised slogans against the government and law-enforcement agencies. Police reinforcement and Rangers arrived at the spot. They used teargas shelling and batons to disperse the protesters.

The residents claimed that the Rangers opened fire on the protesting people near Mama Hotel, killing two of them. The dead were identified as Faizan, 10, and Sunny, in his early twenties. — Staff Reporter