Police have arrested three suspects allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a young doctor during a robbery near Teen Talwar in Karachi’s Clifton area, Deputy Inspector General South Asad Raza said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference, the police official said the suspects were arrested within the jurisdiction of the Defense police station.
The 28-year-old doctor was killed during a resistance against a robbery outside a private bank near Teen Talwar in Karachi on Monday.
DIG Raza said the three suspects arrived on two motorcycles to commit the robbery, adding that police obtained details of the incident within 24 hours and made the arrests within the next 36 hours.
The South DIG said the suspects were already present when Dr Akash arrived at the bank. He indicated that one of the accused would have carried out reconnaissance before the theft and transmitted information to his accomplices.
He noted that police collected and reviewed more than 100 CCTV recordings during the investigation. He added that the suspects used two motorcycles and a car in the crime.
The DIG South added that the police also recovered some of the stolen money from the suspects.
Speaking separately on PK Press Club News program ‘PK Press Club Pakistan’, Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Javed Alam Odho said two more suspects have been identified and will be arrested soon.
The IGP said the CCTV footage played a key role in the investigation of the Dr Akash murder case.
Speaking on the Safe City project, Odho said the first phase of the project was successfully completed, with around 1,150 cameras installed, while the second phase was around 90 per cent complete.
Highlighting what he called “improvements” in the security situation, Odho said Karachi recorded 37 terrorist incidents last year, compared to just seven so far this year.
Odho also said that crime has reduced in Karachi Defense Zone following the installation of CCTV cameras.
He said street crime in Sindh declined by 11.8 percent in the first six months of the year.
