By Moin Ullah Shah
KARACHI: The Special Investigation Unit (SIU/CIA) Karachi carried out a major operation and arrested a suspect involved in the killing of a citizen during a robbery attempt in Gulshan-e-Maymar, recovering a weapon from his possession.
According to details, on 8 March 2026, three armed men shot dead 26-year-old Mian Bakhshi, son of Muhammad Hayat, near Northern Bypass within the jurisdiction of Gulshan-e-Maymar police station during a robbery. The assailants fled the scene after snatching a mobile phone and cash worth Rs20,000. A case, FIR No. 132/26, was registered under sections 394, 397, 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code at Gulshan-e-Maymar police station, and the investigation was handed over to the SIU/CIA.
Acting on the directives of the SSP SIU/CIA, the investigation team used technical resources and human intelligence to track down and arrest one of the suspects, identified as Javed Channa, son of Khadim Hussain, from the Pirabad area. Police said a 9mm pistol used in the crime was recovered from the arrested suspect.
