Unidentified assailants opened fire at K-Electric staffers during anti-power theft drive in the Surjani Town area of Karachi.
The KE spokesperson said in a statement that the staffers were busy removing kundas (illegal electricity connections) in Surjani Town’s Sector 10/1 when unidentified assailants opened fire at them.
All staffers remained unhurt in the gun attack due to timely precautionary steps. The spokesperson said that the kunda mafia was involved in stealing more than 30,000 units of electricity.
The company lodged a First Investigation Report (FIR) at the concerned police station and nominated nine persons.
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Earlier in the month, a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) union councillor was shot dead during a brawl over Kunda (illegal electricity connections) in Sector 4C of Karachi’s Surjani Town late Thursday.
The deceased identified as Mohammad Habib was a ward councillor of JI.
Soon after the incident, a heavy contingent of police reached the spot and started an investigation.
