KARACHI: Unidentified armed men gunned down two private security guards in the city’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar neighborhood on Monday.
Police said unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle sprayed bullets on the security guards posted at the entrance to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Both the guards died on the spot and their dead bodies were shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Following the incident, the law enforcement personnel arrived at the crime scene and started an investigation after collecting evidence.
The SSP East said the police have collected spent bullet casings of 9mm and 30-bore pistols from the spot. Initial investigation suggested the armed men mistook the security guards for police personnel since their uniform resembled that of police, he said.
He said efforts were being made to arrest the culprits.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal condemned the incident and sought a report from the Karachi police chief and SSP East on the killings of two guards and directed them to ensure that the culprits behind their killing are apprehended. He further directed the police to ramp up security and snap-checking across the city.
