A head constable was shot dead by the unidentified gunmen while resisting a successful dacoity bid in front of the city courts here on Tuesday. Police told Business Recorder that two alleged dacoits entered the shop of Khwaja Rice Corporation in the jurisdiction of Risala police station at 5 pm and after looting cash on gunpoint tried to escape from the scene.
Head constable Inayat Ali, who was on duty in the area, saw the robbers trying to make their escape good, tried to stop them. On resistance, the dacoits opened fire on Inayat Ali, who received severe injuries. He was immediately rushed to the Civil Hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead. In another incident in Malir Cant, two women were gunned down by unidentified persons. Police identified the slain women as Manzoora Bibi, 45, and Shamim, 13.