Karachi: Tension gripped Lyari area of Karachi on Wednesday after a gunfight between two groups in the area.
Tension and fear gripped the neighbourhood amid frequent gunfire in Nayaabd, Khadda Market and Kalri after the killing of a senior member of the Kacchi Rabta Committee (KRC), Umer Kacchi in Kamawara area of Baldia town.
The police said Kacchi’s killing sparked fresh clashes in certain parts of the town that included attacks on businesses of the people belonging to rival communities.
The police claimed that they managed to bring the situation under control by deploying police commandos.
Sources said that the police and Rangers have also arrested six suspects during search operation in Lyari.
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