Man gunned down in Sohrab Goth; another killed in Bhains Colony altercation

KARACHI: A man was shot dead in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi today, ARY News reported, citing police.

The deceased was identified as Imran Gogan, police said.

According to police, the victim was heading to New Karachi via Ayub Goth.

The assailants were riding a motorcycle, police added.

The incident appears to be a targeted killing, while further investigations are underway, police said.

Meanwhile, an altercation resulted in the death of a man in Landhi’s Bhains Colony today after a scuffle broke out while three friends were consuming alcohol.

During the fatal fight, a 47-year-old man identified as Hanif was killed in a knife attack, police stated.

Police said the incident took place in Sector 9 of Bhains Colony at a cattle pen (bara) owned by Malik Mohsin.

Police have arrested one of the suspects, named Liaquat, son of Khair Muhammad, while another suspect, Imran, son of Raman, fled the scene.

Police recovered the two halves of a split knife and a broken alcohol bottle from the scene.

Earlier, ARY News has acquired a CCTV footage showing two theives were stealing a vehicle.