Five people were killed while two others were seriously wounded on Tuesday in different incidents of violence in the city.
According to police, a man was killed by in Banaras. The deceased was identified as 40-year-old Adam Khan whereas 25-year-old Shaukat was killed while two others were injured near Dhobi Ghat area of Garden.
Another man named Kamran Saeed was gunned down in Liaquatabad No 10 while a 45-year old city warden Nadeem was killed in Orangi Town No. 10 area.
In another incident, body of 35-year-old Arif was found hanging from a hospital in Azizabad Block-1.
Meanwhile, police started search operation in Mauripur and apprehended three suspected criminals and seized weapons from them. Police shifted them to undisclosed location for further interrogation.