Robbers kill marriage hall owner
November 02, 2010
Two robbers gunned down a marriage hall owner over resistance near Camp Jail on Monday.
The victim was identified Sheikh Afzal, 50, a resident of Gulshan Colony, Defence. He ran a marriage hall on Lytton Road. He was on way back to home when two motorcyclists intercepted him near Camp Jail. The armed robbers tried to snatch cash and a cell phone from Afzal and injured him when he offered resistance.
The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital by Rescue 1122 where he died.
Lytton Road police have registered a case against unidentified robbers with no arrest so far till the filing of the report. Later, police shifted the body to city morgue for autopsy. Investigation was underway. —Correspondent
The victim was identified Sheikh Afzal, 50, a resident of Gulshan Colony, Defence. He ran a marriage hall on Lytton Road. He was on way back to home when two motorcyclists intercepted him near Camp Jail. The armed robbers tried to snatch cash and a cell phone from Afzal and injured him when he offered resistance.
The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital by Rescue 1122 where he died.
Lytton Road police have registered a case against unidentified robbers with no arrest so far till the filing of the report. Later, police shifted the body to city morgue for autopsy. Investigation was underway. —Correspondent
