Doctor shot dead on busy Karachi road

A doctor lost his life when unknown assailants opened fire on him on a busy road in Karachi on Tuesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The firing incident took place at Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi.

The deceased was identified as Dr Sarang Memon, a resident of an apartment near the Karachi Press Club and originally hailing from Badin, the police said, and added that his body has been shifted to his native town for burial.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South said that the doctor was travelling with his wife in a rickshaw, while the gunmen in a car were chasing the couple.

According to the police, Dr Memon sustained four bullet wounds in the chest and legs during the attack. The bullet that struck his chest proved fatal.

At the time of the incident, Dr Memon was returning home from Cantt Station in a rickshaw along with his wife. The police said that after the incident, Dr Memon’s wife immediately took him to the hospital in the same rickshaw.

However, upon arrival doctors confirmed that he had already expired. The deceased was serving at a private hospital in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. 

According to the police, a case will be lodged on the complaint of the relatives after the burial. The police took CCTV footage of the incident for investigation.

The police also shared background details of the deceased’s family, stating that one of his brothers was an MBBS student who died after being drowned in Jamshoro, while another brother was reportedly shot dead in Badin during unrest following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

The investigators were currently probing the murder from multiple angles.

Reporter: Usama Malik