KARACHI: A bodybuilder was shot dead for resisting a robbery attempt in Karachi, according to the police.
According to details, a group of suspected robbers tried to rob bodybuilding champion, Farooq Rafiq, at a real-estate agency in Surjani Town. The victim resisted their bid and smashed the head of one of the suspects with a glass.
A police spokesperson has informed that the men opened fire at him. Resultantly, he died on the spot. The body was shifted to a hospital for an autopsy. Rafiq had won Karachi Champion and Mr Central titles.
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The incidents of mugging and citizens being killed while resisting robberies were on the rise in the port city. On January 25, a trader was shot dead while resisting a robbery bid in Karachi.
