Seven-year-old dead, sister injured as robbers open fire to

escape mob

By our correspondent

A seven-year-old was killed and her sister injured when robbers opened indiscriminate firing after a crowd of people tried to nab them during a mugging attempt in Korangi No 5 on Wednesday.

Korangi SHO Inayatullah Marwat said two armed men on a motorcycle mugged a man identified Sohail near Khaddi Bus Stop, but when they tried to ride away, people present at the crime scene attempted to catch them.

To avoid being caught, the robbers opened fire on the public, injuring two schoolgirls, he added. The injured girls were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre where they were identified as seven-year-old Muhammadul Fatima and her older sister Sajeeha, daughters of Bilal Mustafa Ansari.

The SHO said the robbers fired two bullets, one of which hit Sajeeha’s hand and the other one Fatima’s face. Fatima's injuries proved fatal as she later passed away at the hospital. Expressing sorrow over the incident, District Korangi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nauman Siddiqui vowed to arrest the perpetrators at the earliest.

Two men hurt

Two men were injured in a gun attack in the city’s Surjani Town area on Wednesday. According to officials, 20-year-old Samiuddin and 19-year-old Muhammad Umair suffered bullet injuries when two suspects opened fire at them. Both men were rushed to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi and admitted there for treatment.