A suspected street criminal was killed in an alleged police encounter in New Karachi on Thursday, police said.
According to the police, an exchange of fire took place between police and two suspected street criminals within the jurisdiction of the New Karachi Industrial Area police station. One suspect was killed, while his accomplice managed to escape. A 30-bore pistol with a loaded magazine was recovered from the deceased suspect, police said. His body was shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.
The police said the suspect sustained a gunshot wound to his leg during the exchange of fire and, while injured, jumped into a storm-water drain. He was subsequently arrested and being taken to hospital when he died from excessive blood loss, according to the police. The deceased was identified as Javed.
