KARACHI – A shopkeeper shot a man dead during a robbery bid at his shop in Karachi’s Malir area.
The CCTV footage of the incident shows four men arriving at a battery shop on two motorcycles. Two of them break into the shop and two others stand guard outside. They take the shop owners and customers hostage and loot cash.
When they leave the shop, a man in a small room inside the shop opens fire and injures one of the robbers. Three others manage to flee.
The injured robber received multiple shots in his back. He tries to escape, but he can be seen in the CCTV footage collapsing on the service road.
Police reached the scene after the incident and took the injured robber to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where he was pronounced dead. A case was registered and hunt launched for the arrest of the three fleeing robbers.