Cops held for injuring bystander during Saddar encounter

KARACHI: Cops detained in Karachi for their role in an encounter in which a bystander was hit by their bullet. The number of policemen held is not confirmed yet.

South SSP Sheeraz Nazeer ordered the police cops to be taken into custody. If it is confirmed that the man was injured due to their firing, action will be taken, he said.

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A young man, identified as Sharafat Ali, was injured during a police encounter in Saddar. His brother Nazakat says he went to get things for his motorcycle when he was struck by a bullet.

Sharafat is currently out of danger but his family is calling for action against the  policemen who shot him.

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