Karachi: According to local reports, in a shocking incident in the Pakistani city of Karachi, a man allegedly murdered his friend for biting into a burger he ordered for his girlfriend. Police authorities have completed investigation into the incident that took place on February 8 in the Defense Phase 5 area of Karachi and issued a detailed report.
The accused has been identified as Daniyal Nazir, son of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nazir Ahmed Mirbahar, who got into a heated argument with his friend Ali Keerio, son of a sessions judge, after the latter deliberately ate a burger meant for Daniyal’s girlfriend. According to investigation, Daniyal invited his girlfriend Shazia to his residence on the fateful day.
His friend Keerio and brother Ahmer were also present on this occasion. Daniyal ordered two burgers for himself and Shazia. However, a dispute arose when Keerio allegedly ate a portion of one of the burgers, prompting a furious reaction from Daniyal. In a fit of rage, Daniyal grabbed the guard’s rifle and fired at Keerio, inflicting grave injuries.
Keerio died of his wounds on the way to hospital for treatment. The investigating officer completed his investigation and forwarded a report to senior officials, holding the officer’s son responsible for the crime. According to local media reports, Daniyal is currently in custody and awaiting trial in court.
Crime in Karachi
Meanwhile, this year alone, Karachi has seen a significant augment in robbery-related deaths, to 56, with over 200 people injured. For comparison, in the same period last year, 25 people died and 110 were injured as a result of resistance to robberies. Overall, the numbers were alarmingly higher in 2023, with 108 deaths and 469 injuries resulting from similar circumstances.
This year, Karachi police were involved in 425 shootouts with robbers, resulting in 55 thugs being neutralized and 439 injured. According to a report by the Citizen-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC), 22,627 crimes were reported in the first three months of 2024, including 59 deaths, and over 700 people were injured as a result of resisting robberies.
Karachi’s police chief, Additional Inspector General Imran Yaqoob, attributed much of the city’s crime to outsiders, including those from interior Sindh and Balochistan. Yaqoob highlighted that around 4,00,000 ‘professional’ beggars and criminal elements arrive in Karachi during Ramzan and Eid-ul-Fitr.
Addressing Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and other stakeholders during a meeting on April 8, Yaqoob reiterated that the crime rate in Karachi is relatively modest, averaging less than one case per police station, despite the challenges it poses external criminal elements.
(with PTI input)
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