Karachi: A man was allegedly shot dead in Karachi, Pakistan, after he refused to hand over his bike to thieves, Geo News reported citing police. The incident occurred in Sarjani Sector 36 area of Karachi. The victim, identified as Faisal, along with his brother, resisted the robbers, who tried to steal his motorcycle before they opened fire, police said.
Faisal was immediately taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The victim’s brother said he and Faisal were robbed of their belongings, including their salaries, at gunpoint by two armed men on a motorcycle, Geo News reported. He added that the robbers fled after shooting his brother dead.
“We worked in a factory and went home after receiving our salary. [robbers] I told my brother to give him his bike, but he refused,” the victim’s brother told Geo News. Faisal’s father Shabbir claimed that the thieves stole PKR 80,000 from the two brothers.
“Robberies are a daily routine in the area,” said the victim’s father. In particular, street crimes in Karachi have been on the rise, with more than 50,000 incidents documented by the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) between January and August 2024, according to Geo News.
According to the figure, 208 cases are reported daily in the city, the most common crimes being the snatching and theft of mobile phones, cars and motorcycles. Around 100 people have lost their lives in these incidents. Nearly 500 more people were also injured due to the gunshots of the robbers.
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