Team formed to probe suspected targeted killing of Karachi inspector Javed Abro

KARACHI: A high-level police team has been established to investigate the suspected targeted killing of Karachi inspector Javed Abro, according to officials. The 55-year-old inspector was killed and his wife injured in an attack on Sunday evening in the city's Steel Town. The suspects allegedly approached Abro and two others on a motorbike, opening fire while the victims were having tea on the front lawn of their residence.

An investigation team, led by Malir senior superintendent of police, has been formed to probe the incident. The team includes SSPs from Malir and Korangi divisions and the Malir divisional SP. City police chief Javed Alam Odho stated that the investigation is being conducted with an open mind, examining all possible angles. Hammad, Abro's son, revealed that police personnel had been deployed to protect his father but he had placed them on leave a week prior.

He expressed his desire for the killers to be found and arrested. Abro's brother, Yaseen Abro, stated that there was no personal animosity towards anyone. He emphasized that Abro was fighting against criminals, recalling that another brother, police officer Mohammed Khan Abro, had also been killed in August of the previous year.

Funeral prayers for Abro were held at Karachi's Garden area police headquarters on Sunday night, attended by Azad, Sindh Inspector General Javed Odho, and other senior officers.