Karachi: In Shah Latif Town area, the tenant committed suicide after firing and injuring the landlord and the neighbor.
According to SHO Shah Latif Town Miraj Anwar, the owner of the house in Sector 17B Hameed Sheikh cut off the electricity of the tenant due to non-payment of rent, on which the tenant Malik Babar got angry and shot and injured Hameed Sheikh and neighbor Haseeb Sheikh. And he committed suicide by shooting himself in the house.
The SHO further said that the deceased lived alone at home, was deported by customs some time back and had recently gone to Dubai on business where he suffered further damage upon which he had come to Karachi and for two months. The rent was not paid.
According to the SHO, the landlord, Hameed Sheikh, was pressuring him to pay the rent. On Sunday evening, Hameed Sheikh switched off the electricity, which led to an argument.
The deceased’s family resides in Sindh while the house owner’s brother is related to the media. Police have recovered three shells of Tis Bore from the spot.
On the instructions of SSP Malir, SHO Shah Latif has also recorded the statements of the eyewitnesses, while the weapon with which the tenant committed suicide has also been taken into custody by the police.
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