Cop beats man to death in Keamari

 Karachi

In a harrowing case of police brutality, a trailer truck driver was beaten to death by a policeman and his friend in Keamari on Sunday.

According to officials of the Jackson police, Constable Shehzad, posted with the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and another as-yet unidentified accomplice fatally attacked the victim, 35-year-old Riaz Hussain, following an argument at the KPT Gate No 15. Reports said the two men, apart from kicking and punching the victim, also used batons and sticks in the fatal assault.

By the time other drivers reached the scene, the two cops had managed to flee the area and Riaz had died on the spot. The victim’s colleagues took away his body to the Civil Hospital for legal formalities. Officials later said they had registered a case against the two accused and were trying to locate and apprehend the suspects.

Teacher shot dead 

A schoolteacher was gunned down in cold blood for his valuables in Block-18, Gulistan-e-Jauhar.  According to police, the victim, 45-year-old Ishtiaq, was crossing the Perfume Chowk area on his bike when he was intercepted by two robbers. As he tried to resist the killers’ demands for his phone, cash and other valuables, the suspects shot him at close range and made off with the loot.  Though Ishtiaq – said to be a resident of PNT Colony – was rushed to a nearby private hospital, he passed away during treatment. 

Encounter

An alleged Lyari gangster was gunned down in an encounter with the Mehmoodabad police. 

Officials said they were tipped off that a wanted Lyari gangster was hiding in a house near Corporation Gate, Mehmoodabad No 2. As a team moved into the area, the suspects opened fire at them which was retaliated.  One of the three criminals was injured by the police while his accomplices fled.

During initial interrogation, the arrested suspect disclosed his name was Ayaz Khaskheli, 30, and he was associated with Lyari’s Nawaz Cobra group. Police claimed he was being shifted to the JPMC for treatment when he breathed his last. 

Officials further claimed the suspect had been involved in more than 10 murders and over 30 robbery cases, adding that a TT pistol and two hand grenades were found in his possession.