KARACHI (HRNW) Another young man was gunned down by armed robbers over resistance near Karachi’s Ghani Chowrangi.
The police said the incident took place late on Friday when Hikmatullah, 18, was shot and killed when he refused to give them his mobile phone.
Hikmatullah – a resident of Chaman – was intercepted by armed muggers riding on a motorbike and as soon as he offered some resistance one of them shot him and rode away.
The victim’s family members said that he recently came to Karachi for employment and was working in electronics market in Saddar.
The body was shifted to hospital and will be handed over to family after medico-legal formalities are fulfilled.
Over 100 people have been killed in robbery attempts in Karachi during the current year.