KARACHI: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police was shot dead on late Saturday night while dining at a local restaurant in Karachi’s Orangi Town area, a police spokesperson confirmed.
According to details, three shots of 9mm pistol were fired by two unknown motorcycle riders and targeted ASI Akram fatally. ASI Akram was posted in Manghopir Investigation Unit, and the police said it looks like a targeted assassination event.
However, there has not been an update on the arrests made in the case. Police have collected the evidence and recorded accounts of the witnesses from the site of the crime, and initiated the probe into the matter.
The law enforcement agency is also in the process of seeking information from eyewitnesses as well as gaining footage of the close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras that may be installed near the scene of the murder.
Many cases in recent times have emerged in Site Area, Baldia Town and in the periphery; and sleeper cells of terrorists working against police have been on the rise, police said.
