Daily Times

KARACHI: A youth lost his life after a verbal argument erupted on a busy road that turned into a brutal fight in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on Wednesday.

According to sources and family members, Ali Raza and his cousin Sajid got into an argument with unidentified individuals riding a car near Munawar Chowrangi.

The heated argument resulted in a huge fight where both the parties began hitting each other really badly.

As the crowd gathered, the passengers of the car declared the other party of being street criminals and left them at the mercy of the charged crowd that continued to beat the two. The severely injured cousins were then handed over to Rangers personnel.

Ali Raza succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Speaking to media, the injured Sajid said they had gotten into an argument with the passengers in the car near Munawar Chowrangi after which the car followed them and ran them over near Kamran Chowrangi.

After hitting their bike with the car, the passengers disembarked and beat them severely to the point that both Raza and Sajid lost consciousness.

Raza’s uncle told media that his nephew succumbed to his injuries which were on his head and abdomen. He added, that Raza was the sole breadwinner of his family. He was studying and would drive a rickshaw to make ends meet after classes.

The deceased’s uncle lamented that the police refused to investigate or even register a case. He said they went to the site of the incident themselves and found an eye witness who provided pictures and details of the assailants vehicle.

Published in Daily Times, April 26^th 2018.