SAMAA Senior Producer Athar Matin Shot Dead During Robbery

Karachi Street Crime: SAMAA Senior Producer Athar Matin Shot Dead During Robbery Incident Nazimabad

Athar Matin a private News channel producer was killed in a firing incident in North Nazimabad area of ​​Karachi on Friday morning when he had Resisted robbery.

Karachi Street Crime: SAMAA Senior Producer Athar Matin Shot Dead During Robbery Incident

According to SP Gulberg Tahir Noorani the incident took place between DA Chowrangi & Pahar Ganj in North Nazimabad area around 8.30 am.

On the other hand SSP Central District Rana Maroof said that the accused were robbing the citizen, meanwhile Athar Matin hit his vehicle & the motorcycle of the accused to thwart the incident.

Athar Matin brother Tariq Matin told the CCR that as soon as he heard about the incident, he rushed to the scene where people were saying that the robbers were robbing a woman when Athar hit her from the car but she was not seriously injured. They opened fire and fled.

SP Gulberg Tahir Noorani said that journalist Athar Matin was on his way home from school when two men on a motorbike tried to stop him. However, Athar Matin resisted and hit the robbers with his car. But in response the accused opened fire and fled on a citizens motorcycle.

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According to police, bullet casings & a motorcycle have been seized while CCTV camera recordings are also being examined.

Rangers fail to provide protection

Tariq Matin said that there are continuous incidents in this area Sindh police was responsible but there are also Rangers centers nearby they have also failed to provide security.

Athar Matin holds an MA in Political Science and has been associated with journalism since 2005. He also worked with TV and ARY News before Sama. At the time, he was a senior producer in Sama.

Karachi Union of Journalists  KUJ has

expressed outrage over the death of Athar Matin in a firing incident & demanded immediate arrest of the killers.

A statement issued by all members of the Working Committee including KUJ President Shahid Iqbal and General Secretary Fahim Siddiqui, said that attacks on journalists & killings of journalists were on the rise in the country. Playing the Chinese flute.

Immediately after-murder of Athar Matin in the name of preliminary investigation, the incident has been declared as firing of dacoits, which is against the basic principles of investigation. According to him, the police should have made such a statement only after investigating every aspect of the incident that happened to a journalist.