A seven-year-old boy was wounded by a stray bullet as the Sharafi Goth police gunned down an alleged criminal during a shootout in the Moinabad area on Tuesday.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Javed Akbar Riaz of the District Malir said the police party was engaged in a gun battle by a group of robbers, who were planning to commit a house robbery.
He said one of them was killed in the ensuing encounter, while the other ones managed to make getaway.
Severn-year-old Talha Munir, son of Bakht Munir, sustained a gunshot to his leg during the shootout in the Moinabad No-2 area, however, the boy was immediately rushed to hospital, SSP Riaz said, adding that the boy was now in a stable condition.
He added that a 9mm pistol was found on the alleged robber and his body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for a post-mortem.
SSP Riaz said the accused, whose identity was not revealed, was involved in more than 17 cases of the District Malir, including murder, attempt to murder, police encounter, robberies and narcotics cases. He further said the accused was arrested many times but was released on bail.
Kidnappers held by CIA
Two suspects, including a proclaimed offender, who is said to be involved in a number of kidnapping for ransom cases, were arrested by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) during a raid in Raees Goth on Tuesday.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Jameel Ahmed of the CIA Karachi said the raid was conducted as part of the task given to the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) to catch proclaimed offenders, absconders and criminals wanted by the police in kidnapping for ransom cases.
He said the raid was conducted in the wee hours of Tuesday in Raees Goth where Mumtaz Mugheri alias Imtaiz and his accomplice, Sadiq Brohi, were arrested after a gun battle.
The arrested accused were moved to the CIA headquarter for a probe, he said, adding that weapons were also found on the two men.
DIG Ahmed said that Mumtaz was a known criminal and the Sindh government had announced reward money of Rs400,000 for his arrest.
Moreover, the accused was also wanted by the District Kambhar and Shahdat Khot police in more than 50 heinous crimes, he added.
He said the accused, Mumtaz Mugheri, and his brother, Masti Khan, were also associated with a notorious gang of the Gulbahar Mugheri.
They were also involved in murders, kidnapping for ransom, highway robberies and police encounters, he added.
To dodge the police, DIG Ahmed said, Mumtaz had changed his name in the Nadra record with the help of influential Nadra officials of his hometown in Mehar and Dadu.
