Unidentified armed men ambushed two policemen who carried two operatives of Lyari gang, a notorious group of thugs involved in kidnappings for ransom and target killings among other crimes, in a private vehicle and successfully freed their supposed aides in Baloch Colony.
One of the three security personnel named Rafique was killed, another was critically wounded while one remained unharmed as the miscreants resorted to gunfire in the attempt.
The two criminals who fled the scene along with the attackers were reportedly arrested on charges of target killings.
Contingents of Rangers and police reached the crime scene after learning about the untoward incident while the injured cop was shifted to Jinnah Hospital for treatment.
Seemi Jamali, medic in charge of emergency at the hospital has stated that a bullet punctured policeman’s head.
Analysts have expressed their reservations regarding the fact that the cops were using a private vehicle to shift the criminals.
However, many have argued that although wrong, police more often than not shift criminals to court and back to prison in either rickshaws, motorcycles or other modes of transport due to lack of required number of police vehicles.
