Poultry trader deprived of Rs2.5m
The trader's security guard, Amir Ahmed, was seriously injured by the robber's firing. He was rushed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in critical condition with a bullet to the head.
Upon receiving information, SSP Korangi Tariq Nawaz reached the spot and called in the crime scene unit to collect the evidence.
SSP Nawaz said that Farhan, who runs a poultry farm business, was going to deposit Rs2.5 million in a bank in a car with his friend Bashir and a security guard when unidentified suspects in a car intercepted them near the Matkay Wali Pulya in Korangi No 2.
Farhan, however, resisted the robbers bid to snatch his money on which they opened fire. One of the bullets hit Faran in the thigh and another struck Ahmed in the head.
The SSP said that the police have obtained CCTV footage from the spot, evidence is being collected from the crime scene and the police have also done geo-fencing of the crime scene and an investigation has been started through technical and human intelligence.
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