Four killed in Bhains Colony clash

Karachi
An industrialist and three others were killed in a clash in Bhains Colony while another man was shot dead in Lyari area on Saturday.
A businessman, Dr Abbas Merchant, and his two guards were killed at a cattle pen situated on Road No 12 in Bhains Colony, within the remit of Sukhan police station.
Sukhan SDPO Rao Mohammad Iqbal said Merchant was a businessman who owned cattle pens, poultry feed warehouses and also supplied veterinary medication.
On Saturday afternoon he and his two guards, Abdul Fateh and Sajjan went to a cattle pen owned by another businessman Chaudhry Mohammad Shabbir to settle a petty matter.
However an argument broke out and Merchant’s guards opened a volley of fire due to which Mohammed Hussain, the brother of Chaudhry Shabbir, was killed.
However, men of Chaudhry Shabbir returned fire as a result of which Abbas Merchant his two gunmen, Abdul Fateh and Sajjan, were critically injured.
Two more men, Raja Sultan, Chaudhry Shabbir’s record keeper and another worker Salahuddin were also injured in the crossfire.
SDPO Iqbal said police mobiles rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and moved the victims to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre but Merchant, and his two guards expired on the way.
He said Chaudhry Shabbir, who owned the cattle pen where murders took place among several others, remained safe in the clash.
However, 10 gunmen of deceased cattle dealer Abbas Merchant were later arrested for carrying out an attack on Shabbir’s cattle pen.
The police also recovered five 30 bore pistols, three repeater rifles and two .222 rifles from the crime scene and the accused were shifted to the investigation unit for probe.
Man killed in Lyari
Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Kalakot in Lyari, a man identified as Ishaq Baloch was gunned down on main Badshahi Road.
City SSP Fida Hussain Janwari said the victim was a resident of same area and used to work in a private firm.
He had been present at the location when two men riding a motorcycle came and shot at him.
He was taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi where he passed away.
SSP Fida Hussain said the murder seems to be connected to the string of targeted killings in the city.