Family members of an alleged mugger who was killed in a police shootout in Site Area on Monday night staged a protest outside the local police station, claiming his innocence. According to details, the police claimed to have killed a mugger identified as Sultan Rahim during a shootout in Site Area, however, the family alleged that he got killed during a crossfire between police and the muggers. He was a resident of Khanabad area in Hunza and worked at a garment shop in Saddar after completing his B.Com. The family claimed that the victim did not know how to use a motorcycle and demanded of the authorities to take action against the responsible officials for allegedly killing the man. SSP Kemari, however, disputed with the version of the family and said that the motorcycle recovered from the possession of the youngster was snatched while some documents which were snatched from a person during a mugging bid have also been recovered from his possession. He, however, said that a probe body was formed under the supervision of SP Baldia to ascertain the facts regarding the incident.
