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India-Pakistan
Man accused of murdering 22 people killed
2015-02-07
[Gulf News] Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
: Police fatally shot a man, who was incarcerated
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
on Thursday and confessed to killing 22 people, in a bid to foil his escape from custody on Friday.

The accused, Ubaidur Rehman, was killed in Altaf Nagar of Orangi Town in a shoot-out, in which a police official also sustained injuries.

The arrest was declared by Tahir Naveed, deputy inspector general (DIG) of western Karachi. Investigators told media that the accused had confessed to killing 22 men, including eight police officials and four doctors.

Police sources said that the Sherlocks were taking Rehman to identify his other accomplices when he allegedly tried to snatch the gun from a police official and was shot.

The DIG had also accused the man of his involvement in sectarian killings in the city and the suspect had confessed to murdering a political activist.
Posted by:Fred

#1  "Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister.."
Posted by: Frank G   2015-02-07 09:57  

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