KARACHI: A young man was shot dead by suspected muggers over resistance in Korangi on Thursday morning.

Area SHO Pir Shabbir Haider said that Mohammed Sualeh, 25, was shot dead by suspects when he put up resistance to their mugging attempt in Nasir Colony, Korangi-1.

He was standing outside his home near Ibrahim Masjid when the two suspects riding a motorcycle tried to snatch a mobile phone from him. He put up resistance upon which the suspects opened fire on him, snatched the mobile phone and sped away. Sualeh died on the spot, the police officer said.

The body was shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for legal formalities.

Police investigators obtained the CCTV footage from the area and started a hunt for the killers.

Transgender person killed

A transgender person was stabbed to death in the Shershah area on Thursday, according to police.

They said that Majid, 30, was stabbed by unknown suspect(s) near street No. 46 in Shershah. The body was shifted to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital for legal formalities. The motive behind the murder could not be ascertained immediately.

Published in Dawn, September 2nd, 2022

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