A suspected robber acting alone was lynched by an angry mob in Ittehad Town, Karachi on Wednesday, officials said. Station House Officer Rao Shabbir said the suspect, armed with a pistol, attempted to loot a citizen near Babu Chowk in Qaimkhani Colony. The citizen put up resistance, and was joined by others standing nearby, who got hold of the suspect.
The mob beat him severely with blunt instruments, resulting in his death on the spot, SHO Shabbir said. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi, where the suspect’s identity could not be ascertained immediately, according to SHO Shabbir. The police claimed to have recovered one pistol along with rounds, the SHO added.
