Samaa TV Journalist Shot Dead
Pakistan: Samaa TV journalist shot dead in Karachi
Armed robbers shot dead a Samaa TV journalist in an alleged snatching bid in Karachi's North Nazimabad area on Friday, media reports said.
According to SSP Central Usman Maroof, a 45-year-old man, identified as Ather Mateen, was returning to his home in the North Nazimabad area after dropping off his children at school when he was waylaid by a couple of armed robbers on a motorbike near Shah Medical Hospital in Block-A of the area, reports Dawn News.
The victim reportedly realised that he was in danger and as the bikers approached him he sped up his car to him them.
"They fell off the motorbike and in reaction, opened fire on the man and fled," Maroof told Dawn News.
The victim's body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.
The gunmen also left their motorbike on the spot after it reportedly developed some fault and made off after snatching another bike from a citizen on the crime scene, the SSP added.
He said the police were investigating the case from all aspects.
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