The biggest suspect in the assault of two citizens of Karachi’s boat pool area on February 19 was identification as Nawabzada Shahzain Marri, the son of an influential feudal gentleman from Balochistan.
In response to the attack, Karachi’s South Zone police carried out the night over attacks in two different places in Karachi’s defense area. During these operations, police arrested seven security guards and were given modern weapons.
According to Deputy Inspector (DI) South, Syed Asad Raza, investigations are ongoing to determine if the seized weapons are licensed.
While police successfully arrested strikers’ security guards, the primary suspect, Shahzain Marri, managed to escape to Quetta after the assault.
He also said that among the arrested security guards are Ghaus Bakhsh, Jalad Khan, Ali Zain, Hassan and others. The arrested security guards are personal bodyguards of Shahzain Marri.
Police have contacted the Balochistan government to get help catching Marri, and the efforts to arrest other people involved in the assault are underway.
The incident caught on video, so armed men who attacked a civil car passenger after turning their vehicle into the victim’s car.
According to the victim’s complaint, six to seven armed men were involved in the assault.
The asailants were also accused of having been under the influence of drugs.
The victims of the attack included Barkat Somro, Deputy Secretary Information from the PPP youth organization Karachi Division and his friend Waqas.
Soomro said that after parking their vehicle near Boat Basin Food Street, the two were followed by a nearby car. After giving the road to the vehicle, the car returned and stopped next to theirs.
Several armed men then got out of the car and began to attack Soomro and his friend.
Somro declared that when he questioned the striker, he received no explanation, and one of them allegedly threatened to shoot him in his eye.
Soomro later expressed concern about the rising culture of impunity in Karachi, especially in wealthy areas.
Sindh government spokesman Sadia Javed has promised that action will be taken against those who possess illegal firearms in Karachi, strengthening the government’s obligation to limit violent incidents in the province.
