Five policemen and their in-charge were suspended and arrested for shooting and killing two motorcyclists in Karachi’s upscale Bahadurabad area early Sunday morning, Senior Superintendent of Police East Syed Pir M Shah said on Sunday.
The motorcyclists, Danish and Ali, were shot dead by a patrol party of Bahadurabad police station at 2:15 am Sunday.
Police claim that the the victims, along with four others on three bikes, refused to stop at a police checkpoint near the Tipu Sultan signal.
The police opened fire on 20-year-old Danish and 22-year-old Ali, who were both killed on the spot. The police said they were killed by a single bullet.
According to the SSP East, the patrol party had earlier been tipped off about the alleged involvement of the motorcyclists in the looting of citizens on Shaheed-i-Millat Road.
The SSP has contacted the parents of the deceased, and will register a First Information Report (FIR) against the police officials involved on the request of the family.
Earlier this week, the brutal murder of 45 members from the Ismaili community prompted the civilian and military leadership into expanding operations to rid Karachi of crime and terror.
