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Minor girl killed by stray bullet in Lyari

Our Correspondent
Monday, Feb 10, 2025

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl, Haya Fatima, was killed by a stray bullet while playing on the roof of a residential building in Lyari’s Moosa Lane area. According to the Baghdadi police, the incident took place at Ali Arcade, a seven-storey building.

The victim, who lived on the seventh floor, was playing with other children on the roof when she was hit by a stray bullet. Her uncle, Farhan Memon, rushed her to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.

SHO Majid Ali said that no celebratory firing was reported in the area at the time of the incident. Police handed over the body to the family after completing the legal formalities, and are currently investigating the source of the bullet.