Bullet fired by citizen at fleeing robber killed PIA engineer: Karachi police

The mystery surrounding the death of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) engineer in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar area 10 days ago has been resolved, with police finding that he was hit by a bullet fired by a citizen at a fleeing robber.

According to media reports, 54-year-old engineer Imtiaz Ahmed was killed in a firing incident in Block 13 of Gulistan-i-Jauhar on November 1.

Police said that a motorcycle-riding suspect robbed a citizen, identified as Shaukat Abro, at gunpoint and was fleeing when Abro pulled out a pistol from his waistband and opened fire at him.

The suspect escaped unhurt, but a bullet struck the PIA engineer, who had stepped out of his house to buy bread. He later died of his injuries.

Abro fled the scene after the incident. Police launched an investigation and obtained CCTV footage to trace what had happened.

Police said Abro obtained pre-arrest bail from a court and joined the investigation on Monday.

The search for the robber who had allegedly held Abro at gunpoint is ongoing.