Suspected robber lynched in Orangi Town as accomplice flees

A suspected robber was shot dead after being caught and beaten up by enraged citizens during a robbery attempt in Orangi Town.

According to police, two armed robbers were allegedly robbing citizens near Ali Medical in Orangi Town 13 during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday when citizens surrounded and caught one of them.

The suspect was reportedly severely beaten up by the crowd. An unidentified citizen opened fire on him, hitting him twice in the chest. The suspect died at the scene.

Upon receiving the information, Orangi Town SHO Khamisa Khan reached the spot along with a police team. The crowd dispersed and fled while chanting slogans after seeing the police. The suspected robber’s body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital through an Edhi ambulance for legal formalities.

The SHO said the suspect was identified through the Tasdeeq app as 30-year-old Munir Ahmed, son of Azam Khan. Police also obtained his criminal record. According to police, Ahmed was a resident of Orangi Town Sector E/4. An FIR No 226/25 had previously been registered against him at the Mominabad police station under the Section 23(i)(A) of the Sindh Arms Act, and he had also been arrested in that case.

His accomplice managed to escape from the scene. Police recovered a pistol and ammunition from the deceased suspect’s possession. The SHO said investigators were trying to determine who had fired the fatal shots. The body was shifted to a morgue after completion of legal formalities.