Woman shot dead near hospital in Lyari

A woman was shot dead on Saturday under mysterious circumstances near the Kutyana Memon Hospital in the Lyari area within the limits of the Baghdadi police station.

Following the incident, police and rescue workers reached the scene and transported the casualty to the Civil Hospital Karachi where the victim was identified as 25-year-old Fatima.

Citing initial investigations, police said some claimed that the woman was killed by her husband, however, it was the husband who called the police to inform them about her murder. Police added that there were also reports that the deceased woman had gone to the Kutyana Memon Hospital to file a complaint against one of her cousins who worked there as a guard. Investigators said they were reviewing CCTV footage to determine who fired the shot. No case had been registered till the filing of this news story.