KARACHI: The prime suspect believed to be involved in the murder of NED student Bilal Nasir is reported to have been killed in an alleged police encounter on Saturday.
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Bilal Nasir, it may be recalled, was shot dead while resisting a mugging attempt on University road on December 15. The incident in which Bilal Nasir, 21, lost his life had taken place at a teashop opposite the NED University in the afternoon.
Police told media that the victim and his friends were using their phones at a teashop when two men on a motorbike arrived on the scene to rob them. Nasir tried to overpower the suspects but one of them shot him, allowing the muggers to escape. The young man had suffered a bullet to the chest and another to the leg.
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Police had said that the victim had been shot with a 9mm pistol, adding that the police had found two spent bullet shells from the crime scene and sent them to the forensic division for examination.
This morning, Karachi East police said after receiving a tip off, a raid was conducted near Urdu University, on which the suspect opened fire. The fire was returned as a result of which prime suspect Juma Khan was killed while his accomplice managed to escape.
Police said a pistol and bullets were recovered from the spot.
