Karachi (August 14, 2018): A minor girl was Killed on Monday night after sustaining a bullet during a police encounter in the Akhtar Colony area, said police.
The girl was first shifted to a private hospital and then to Jinnah Hospital. MLO Jinnah Hospital Dr Zakia said that the post-mortem report shows the girl sustained a bullet in the head. The bullet was of a small weapon, she added.
The final report would be submitted after two days. Funeral prayers of the girl were offered early today in Defence Phase 1 mosque.
Meanwhile, police said that their personnel, who were wielding sub-machine guns, were chasing robbers. One of the robbers was shot to death, while two others managed to flee. The girl was in the back seat of the car when she was hit by the bullet, police said.
A pistol and eight mobile phones were also recovered from the robber, who had carried out multiple robberies, police said.
Describing the detailed version of the events, police authorities said that robbers, who were in a rickshaw, were intercepted by police at Qayyumabad Chowrangi.
The suspects were fleeing after having robbed from a car owner at a signal near the Qayyumabad Chowrangi. The Defence police were informed about the robbery, after which it sprung into action.
Police added that the car, which came under the crossfire, had two bullet marks near the trunk while the windscreen had one bullet mark.
The police also recovered three to four bullet shells of pistols and two of SMGs, which would be sent to forensics tomorrow.
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