KARACHI: A police officer was shot at and wounded by armed robbers upon resistance in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Monday, police said.

They said that DSP Ghulam Murtaza Rao, 50, was returning in his car along with family from Qazi Ahmed, Benazirabad, after attending the wedding ceremony of a relative.

Sharea Faisal SHO Rana Haseeb said when they reached near Perfume Chowk near Rufi Grand City at around 1pm four armed men riding on two motorbikes intercepted their vehicle, held them at gunpoint and snatched gold ornaments from his wife.

As he put up resistance, the robbers fired at him and fled with looted jewellery and other valuables. The DSP suffered a bullet wound in the leg.

Published in Dawn, December 14th, 2021