Child Killed During Cross Fire Laid To Rest In Karachi

The one-and-a-half year old Ahsan, killed during a reported exchange of firing between police and alleged muggers at University Road Tuesday, was buried at a graveyard here on Wednesday morning

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Apr, 2019 ) : The one-and-a-half year old Ahsan, killed during a reported exchange of firing between police and alleged muggers at University Road Tuesday, was buried at a graveyard here on Wednesday morning.

The funeral prayers, offered in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, were attended by his family members as well as representatives of different political parties.

Mohammad Ahsan Shaikh, travelling in a rickshaw with his parents, succumbed to a bullet injury as the shot directed at alleged criminals, hit him instead of criminals during rush hours at a thoroughfare around Pehelwan Goth off University Road.

Inspector General of Police (Sindh IGP), Dr Syed Kaleem Imam, taking notice of the incident, had directed immediate investigation and suspension of the involved cops.