KARACHI, Sept 15: A young man was shot dead on the Superhighway in a suspected targeted attack within the remit of the Sachal police station.

They said the victim, 40-year-old Badaruddin Dhalwani, was attacked and killed near the Pakistan Hotel.

Sohrab Goth DSP Mohammed Khalid said that every Sunday the victim used to come to an apartment building of the Ismaili community on the Superhighway where he had an office called ‘Choice Property’. He was leaving his office in a car for his home in Garden East on Sunday evening when suspects, also travelling in a car, shot him.

As a result of the shooting, said DSP Khalid, the victim lost control of the car which fell down into a ditch, causing his death.

He said the victim belonged to the Ismaili community.

The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. According to medico-legal officer Dr Abdul Haq, the victim sustained a single bullet wound in the chest. He said that there were also marks of injuries on his head which could have been caused when the car fell into the ditch, as stated in the police report.

Rangers detain 14 suspects

The Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, detained 14 suspects on Sunday while conducting raids in different areas of the city, said a Rangers spokesperson.He said that the held suspects included ‘target killers and extortionists belonging to police groups and Lyari gang-war’. They were detained after raids were conducted at 100 Quarters in Korangi, Mujtaba Town, Johar Mor, Surjani Town and Yousuf Goth.

Police detain 117 suspects

The Karachi police in separate raids detained 117 suspects, including an alleged target killer. The rest of the suspects were detained on charges of being absconders, narcotics peddlers and robbers.