4 bodies found; stray bullet kills minor boy

KARACHI - At least five people were killed in different areas of the City on Saturday.
As per details, police have found a body of a youth from a sewerage nullah located near his residence at Khairabad Goth in the limits of Manghopir police station.
The youth’s body was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities where he was identified as Arshad Ali, 22, son of Shahnawaz. An initial inquiry revealed that the deceased was working in a local garment factory. He went missing from Friday and his body was found on Saturday.
Police said that the deceased had torture marks on his neck and suspected that some unidentified culprits strangled him to death. The cause behind the murder was yet to be ascertained while no case was registered till this report was filed.
Separately, a bullet-riddled body of a young man was found from Old Haji Camp in the limits of Kalakot police Station. The body was taken to Civil Hospital, Karachi and then shifted to Edhi morgue, Sohrab Goth for identification.
Police officials said that some unknown culprits shot him at least four times and later threw his body at an abandon place. Police, however, suspected that it was a target killing and Lyari gangsters might be behind this incident. The case has been registered against the unidentified persons.
Similarly, a ten-year-old boy, identified as Nawaz, son of Muzaffar, was killed by a stray bullet at his house located near ICI bridge and his body was shifted to civil hospital from where his family took it away without legal formalities.