KARACHI: Three members of a family were wounded when armed robbers opened fire on them for trying to resist a robbery bid at a house in North Karachi area in wee hours on Wednesday, ARY News reported.
According to police, the injured included a couple – Naveed and his wife Kiran – and their two-year-old son. They have been moved to a hospital for medical attention.
A police official said two robbers opened fire on the family members after they put up resistance during the robbery bid.
Upon being informed about the incident, a police team reached the crime scene and began collecting evidence.
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Earlier, on March 26, a shopkeeper was shot dead in the New Karachi area after he put up resistance during a robbery bid.
Police said two men on a motorcycle stormed a shop at Bashir Chowk in Sector 5F of the New Karachi Industrial Area and shot a shopkeeper after he resisted their robbery attempt.
The assailants managed to escape the scene. The injured man was taken to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
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