Mehsud, a college student was killed by a police officer in plainclothes in Karachi’s Orangi Town Monday night.
According to sources, the team formed by Karachi West’s DIG Nasir Aftab has said that no shots were fired by the victim and his friend who were returning from tuitions.
Police earlier claimed that Mehsud was shot on suspicion of being a dacoit and a pistol was seized from his possession.
The police officer Tauheed was on intelligence duty with his friend Umair when the killing took place.
According to police, Mehsud, who was riding a motorcycle with his friend Yasir, were signaled to stop. When they didn’t, Tauheed fired the shots which killed Mehsud and injured Yasir.
The investigation revealed that Tauheed had no authority to stop the victim as he was in plainclothes.
After the killing, constable Tauheed was arrested while SHO Orangi Azam Gopang was suspended.
The victim’s father Haji Liaquat Mehsud named Gopang as the perpetrator in a video posted on Twitter.
In the video, he is seen standing by his son’s body, saying, “My son was coming back from coaching… he is neither a thief nor a dacoit. It was a fake encounter. [Orangi] Poney panch police station’s SHO Azam [Gopang] killed him.”
The victim’s uncle said that Tauheed and his friend tried to snatch the motorcycle and opened fire when his nephew resisted.
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