Two labourers were shot dead by dacoits while resisting a robbery near Karachi’s Teacher Society at Superhighway on Friday.
According to police, two youth were killed in a firing incident that took place near Jamali Bridge at Superhighway Karachi.
According to police, the victims were identified as 25-year-old Mumtaz and 22-year-old Salman Ali. Both the deceased recently married.
Police say the labourers who died had a new 125 motorcycle Abdul Rashid, a third youth who survived the firing, told police in a statement that they
were returning after completing the painting work on a motorbike when four suspects surrounded them on two motorbikes and pointed out weapons at them.
Rashid said after being asked to stop by the robbers, they were parking the bike near a hotel but the robbers thought that we are fleeing and opened fire.
The young man said that he sought help from the people but no one came to his aid and two friends lost their lives. Meanwhile, a case of the incident has been registered at the
Sachal police station. The police said that the labourers were targeted when they were returning home after finishing their work at Ghazi Goth.
The police said the attackers were looking like Afghan nationals according to the initial reports, while the search for the killers has begun.
