Incident takes place after a feud over extortion in Baghdadi Town of the Karachi neighbourhoodAt least two people were killed and six others, including a woman, injured after a feud over extortion money took place in Baghdadi neighbourhood of Karachi’s Lyari on Tuesday. According to police, Lyari ‘gang-war’ suspect Bobby opened fire at the residence of Raees Niazi, who had refused to pay the former Rs1 million in extortion, Express News reported. Police officials said six bystanders, including a woman, were also injured in the exchange of fire, who were shifted to hospital. According to police, Bobby’s elder brother was also a member of gang-war, who had died in an encounter in the past. Rozina Ejaz, Khan Muhammad, Zahid Shaukat and Saleh Mohammad were among the injured.
Source: The Express Tribune December 12, 2017 14:03 UTC