In what appears to be a renewed wave of street crimes, a minor girl and a citizen lost their lives during separate robbery incidents in Karachi on Friday.A 2-year-old girl, who was later identified as Hoorain, was shot dead in a firing incident that took place near Owais Shaheed Park near Korangi No. 4. Police officials said that two armed men riding two motorcycles intercepted a man at his doorsteps and tried to snatch his motorcycle.The robbers opened indiscriminate fire when the victim offered resistance. As a result, a two-year-old girl, who was present inside his house, caught in the firing, killing her on the spot. The robbers, however, managed to escape the scene.Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a citizen was killed while his brother was critically wounded in a firing incident near Banaras Flyover.
The victim along with his brother were intercepted by armed muggers riding on a motorbike and as soon as they offered some resistance one of them shot him and rode away.The injured victims were shifted to nearby hospital for medical assistance.
