KARACHI: Two young men, who were shot at and wounded by armed muggers over resistance in Orangi Town on Friday night, died during treatment at a hospital on Saturday, police said.

Orangi Town SHO Ayazuddin said that Abdul Haseeb, 19, was shot by armed robbers riding a motorbike at a scrap dealer’s shop near Baloch Goth. He was under treatment at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds, he said.

He said that 22-year-old Usman Qasim was having a meal at an eatery in Bijli Nagar late on Friday night. He was answering a phone call when two armed men emerged there, held him at gunpoint and demanded his cell phone. As he put up resistance, one of the muggers fired at him and rode away along with his accomplice, the SHO said.

He said that he was moved to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he breathed his last on Saturday.

The area SHO said that the CCTV footage of the incident indicated that the assailants opened fire at the victim “straight” and police were investigating whether the murder was related to a mugging attempt or not.

Suspect shot dead in ‘encounter’

A suspected robber was shot dead in an alleged encounter in Ranchore Line on Saturday.

Police said that the suspect, identified as Mohammed Faisal, 40, was killed near Jubilee Market. However, his other companion managed to escape from the spot.

The police claimed to have recovered one pistol and one motorbike from his custody.

City SSP Dr Mohammed Imran Khan said that the encounter took place when a police patrol signalled two men riding a motorbike.

Published in Dawn, September 4th, 2022