KARACHI: Police have registered an attempted murder case over an alleged shooting at an office worker’s vehicle in Defence Phase 6. The employee escaped unharmed.
Darakhshan police are investigating the case, which includes allegations of criminal intimidation and property damage. In his first information report (FIR), the private company employee accused the suspect of firing with intent to kill.
According to the complaint, a security guard at the company intervened when the suspect tried to shoot the employee outside his workplace. He credited the guard with saving his life.
Gunfire shattered the vehicle’s windscreen and glass in three doors, the complainant said. Bullets struck its body and the driver’s seat during the confrontation.
Police collected four spent bullet casings from the scene after the employee contacted Madadgar 15.
In the FIR, he described a dispute that began during his morning journey to work. Another vehicle blocked his path near a traffic signal on Khayaban-e-Shahbaz, where the vehicles had a minor collision.
Fearing further trouble, he continued towards his office in Shahbaz Commercial and parked outside. He said the other driver followed him there.
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According to his account, the suspect stepped out of his vehicle carrying a pistol and threatened him. An argument followed, during which the suspect allegedly fired several shots before returning to his vehicle and driving away.
The complainant told police he could identify the suspect if he saw him again.
(With additional input from ARY News)
