KARACHI:An elderly man died of cardiac arrest during a police raid in Metroville area of the city on late Saturday night.
According to details, a police team on late Saturday night raided a house in Iqbal market. During the raid, a 61-year-old man, Abdul Kareem was present at his home and died of a heart attack.
Police said that the deceased man and his son were wanted to police in attempted murder case; therefore, raid was conducted in order to arrest them.
Later, the deceased’s family and area people staged a protest against the police raid. Abdul Kareem’s son said that the case against them is based on false terms. He alleged that “Police dragged my father away to the police mobile where he died of the heart attack”, said Abdul’s son.
The deceased man was said to be a General Secretary of Gaddani Ship-breaking yard association.
The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities.