Doctor shot dead near Karachi’s Mehran Hotel; police launch investigation

A doctor was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Mehran Hotel on Monday, Aaj News reported citing police officials.

The victim, identified as Dr Sarang, sustained four gunshot wounds to the chest and legs. Authorities confirmed that the bullet to the chest proved fatal. In a harrowing account, police stated that the doctor’s wife rushed him to the hospital in a rickshaw while he was in critical condition. However, doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival.

Dr Sarang was a resident of Badin and was performing his duties at a private hospital in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.

Following the completion of legal formalities, the body was handed over to the victim’s brother and was dispatched to his ancestral hometown for burial.

Police officials added that an investigation was underway and they were examining the incident from various angles to determine the motive behind the targeted killing.