Two fire brigade officers gunned down in Korangi Fire Station

KARACHI: Two fire brigade officers were gunned down by the unknown men after they entered Korangi Fire Station on the night between Friday and Saturday. 

According to the initial reports, a staffer named Zeeshan was injured while another saved his life by hiding himself in the bushes.

The deceased officers identifies as 55-year-old Amir and 35-year-old Mehboob.

Zeeshan, who saved his life by hiding in the bushes, claimed that the armed men put the gun on Mehboob’s head and asked him to recite Kalma. When Amir tried to tackle one of the attackers, they also shot him dead, Zeeshan said.

As per the statement of Irshad, who was also injured in the attack, the armed men took all four employees to the control room and shot one of them in the head.

According to In-Charge of Korangi Fire Station, Zafar Khan, both the deceased employees were working at the station for many years.

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The police have started the investigation into the case and have decided to question the eyewitness.

Bodies and injured were shifted to Jinnah Hospital.

SSP Korangi said that there were two attackers who fled the scene after the incident.

There are no CCTV cameras installed in the station and the police are trying to retrieve data from nearby CCTVs, the SSP said.

The police have also three empty shells and one bullet from the crime scene, he added.