Karachi, Nov 27 (TNS): A team of Karachi Development Authority’s (KDA) anti-encroachment cell was shot at and pelted with stones, allegedly by land grabbers, in Korangi area on Tuesday, according to the authority’s spokesperson.<\/p>\n
“Unknown miscreants” also set fire to 3-4 motorcycles at a workshop, an estate agency and a scrap car during the violence, police said.<\/p>\n
The team was conducting an operation in the Mehran Town area of Korangi when they faced severe resistance, the KDA spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
The development authority’s representative claimed that three employees of KDA’s Estate and Enforcement department were injured as enraged protesters attacked them. A KDA photographer also sustained injuries.<\/p>\n
The encroachment operation was stopped following the violence, police said.<\/p>\n
The injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, while KDA officials are in the process of getting a first information report (FIR) registered against the attackers.<\/p>\n
A statement issued in the evening quoted Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) police as saying that the KDA officials were injured during the pelting of stones.<\/p>\n
Seven people involved in the violence, including those who allegedly opened fire on police, were arrested during an operation started by law enforcement agencies in the area. A 9mm pistol was also seized.<\/p>\n
Taking notice of the episode, Inspector General of Police Sindh Dr Syed Kaleem Imam directed the DIG East to submit a report after conducting an inquiry and provide details of actions taken by the police.<\/p>\n
He instructed the SSP Korangi to ensure the implementation of law while following the prescribed rules and regulations.<\/p>\n
The KDA, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and other civic bodies, backed by law enforcers, are currently carrying out anti-encroachment operations throughout the metropolis on the orders of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
On November 11, the authorities had demolished more than 1,000 shops in four markets in the surroundings of the iconic Empress Market, while a ‘grand operation’ along both tracks of the Karachi Circular Railway was to be launched on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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