KARACHI, March 14: Rangers shot dead a motorcyclist in a Lyari locality during a snap check on Thursday evening, police said.

They said that the paramilitary troops were carrying out a snap check near the Dhobi Ghat area, a junction between Lyari and Pak Colony. They signalled a man riding a motorcycle to stop and fired at him when he allegedly tried to speed away, the police added.

The victim was identified as Shaukat, 40. He was a resident of the Nayabad area in Lyari.

It was not clear whether the victim had any criminal record or if he was associated with any political party or group.

However, a Rangers official claimed that two men riding a motorcycle emerged at the Dhobi Ghat Chowk and opened fire on the Rangers personnel who were carrying out snap checking.

The official said that the Rangers returned fire and the bullets hit one of the motorcyclists.

He was arrested and taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi, where he died during treatment.

However, his accomplice managed to escape, the official added.