A Bykea rider was shot dead by robbers in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar area of Karachi on Friday afternoon.
Police and Rescue personnel confirmed that the victim was reportedly seated on his motorbike, waiting for a ride near an under-construction building at Munawwar Chowrangi when armed motorcyclists pointed a gun at him and snatched his cell phone.
CCTV footage that emerged online shows the victim, Fahad Hussain, standing under a tree when two suspects snatched his mobile phone and fled. As the rider resisted, one suspect grabbed him from behind.
As the robbers were fleeing, the victim tried to follow them, but they fatally shot him and rode away.
Forty-year-old Fahad Hussain was originally a resident of Shah Faisal Colony.
Police say the crime scene unit has collected evidence from the scene of the incident.
Area SHO Pir Shabbir Haider said that the rider suffered critical bullet wounds and was taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where the doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
He said that the victim was associated with the online ride-hailing and delivery service Bykea. Additionally, he stated that the victim’s cell phone could not be found, but his wallet and motorbike were not taken away.
At Jinnah Hospital, the victim’s family demanded justice for Fahad, whose life was cut short in yet another incident of robbery in the city.
The police assured the family of swift action, asserting that they are actively investigating the case.
Police officials told the media that multiple CCTV footage has been obtained, but the clarity of the recordings remains a challenge as they have been captured from a distance.
Efforts are underway to collect closer footage for better identification of the motorcycle-riding suspects involved in the shooting.
Earlier, the murder of 27-year-old Itteqa Moeen, a gold medallist mechanical engineer, created headlines all over the media where the government was also lambasted for the lack of law and order in the city, yet the situation is worrisome.
Notably, the number of individuals killed during robbery incidents in Karachi alone this year has reached 110, highlighting the alarming rise in street crimes in the city.