WORLD NEWS | Karachi: Two youths killed by thugs after being mistaken for robbers

Karachi [Pakistan]May 27 (ANI): Karachi police investigators on Friday confirmed that two “innocent” youths were arrested after being mistaken for robbers by mobs in the town of Orangi on May 7, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. kill.

The two youths were tortured to death by citizens in the town of Orange on May 9. Investigators told the media that the slain youths were identified as Babar and Nazer.

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According to police, the three friends were going to a wedding when someone mistook them for robbers and asked residents to arrest them. Subsequently, the thugs brutally tortured the three youths.

Police said a video of the brutal torture was also circulating online in which two youths were killed and their third friend, Owais, was injured.

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Investigators said police confiscated a stolen motorcycle at the crime scene, while police named the injured Owais in the case, ARY News reported.

Police investigators added that they found no link between the stolen motorcycle and the youths. After investigation, all three young people were proved innocent.

With the help of the footage, police said 150 people have been named and three suspects arrested. Other nominees will be arrested soon, police added.

In October 2022, two employees of a telecommunications company were tortured to death by angry mobs in Karachi under the pretext of robbers.

The incident took place in the Machar colony where two employees of the telecommunications company were tortured to death by mobs when they came to check the cellular network signal in the area. (Arnie)

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