18-year-old newlywed shot dead, husband critically injured in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Hadeed
KARACHI: An 18-year-old recently married woman was shot dead and her husband critically injured in the Gulshan-i-Hadeed area while the couple was returning to the city after appearing before a court in Thatta district, police said. Malir Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abdul Khaliq Pirzada told Dawn that the victim was originally from Dhabeji in Thatta district and had recently married a…
An 18-year-old newlywed was tragically shot dead and her husband critically injured while returning from a court appearance in Thatta district, according to police reports in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Hadeed area. The victim, originally from Dhabeji in Thatta district, had recently married a man from Korangi. The couple had appeared before a Thatta court where the woman recorded a statement supporting her husband.
As they returned home on a motorcycle, armed assailants in a car opened fire indiscriminately, killing the young bride. Her husband and another relative were critically injured in the attack. Police have arrested one suspect and are investigating the other suspects. The incident took place near Attock Petrol Pump on the National Highway, where the suspects were traveling in a white Suzuki Alto.
The injured will be treated at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College. The injured man's father claims the court directed Thatta police to provide protection during their journey back, but they were instead dropped off in Gulshan-i-Hadeed, under Karachi police jurisdiction. The groom's father alleges that the girl's father was involved in the incident.
Notably, a similar shooting occurred in Karachi's Malir area in May this year, where another newly married couple was killed after appearing before a local court.
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