Four ‘gangsters’ killed in Karachi encounters
KARACHI: Four suspected gangsters were shot dead in encounters in Manghopir and Lyari areas on Tuesday night.
According to officials, Rangers raided suspected hideouts of Lyari gangs in Manghopir area.
On seeing the Rangers, the gangsters resorted to firing and a clash left two of them dead. They were identified as Nawaz Ali and Jehangir.
Nawaz was a key member of the Ghaffar Zikri gang and involved in 43 cases of murder and kidnapping for ransom, a Rangers spokesperson said.
In Lyari’s Chakiwara area, police claimed to have killed two suspected gangsters belonging to the Uzair Baloch gang. A police official identified the deceased as Aurangzeb, 28, and Raheel Yusuf, 18.
Earlier in the evening, a suspect was shot dead in a ‘police encounter’ in Clifton.
Boat Basin police said a patrolling team signalled three men on a motorbike to stop, but they started firing.
One of the suspects was injured and arrested after an exchange of fire, while his accomplices escaped.
The injured suspect was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where doctors declared him dead.
Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2015
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