KARACHI: Union councilor of UC-26 of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan was killed by unknown persons on Friday in Orangi Town.
As per p
olice report, Anees Siddiqui was shot dead in his house in Turi Bangash Colony by unidentified persons who fled the crime scene.
Senior Superintendent
of Police (SSP) District W
est Omer Shahid Hamid stated that Siddiqui was rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed hospital by the p
olice in critical condition due to a bullet wound in the chest, where he surrendered to death.
SSP Hamid said that a case has been registered on grounds of discovered evidence, bullet shells of a 30-bore pistol from the crime scene. The shells have been sent to the forensic division of Sindh P
olice for inspection.
He added that investigation has been launched,
but the p
olice suspect it to be a targeted killing. However, all other possibilities will be under consideration.
MQM-P lead
ers Amir Khan and Farooq Sattar while condemning the killing demanded from the police, a quick inquiry following the arrest of the perpetrators as soon as possible.
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