KARACHI, APR 17 (DNA) – At least one person was killed and three sustained injuries on Tuesday as police opened fire and resorted to baton-charge protesters agitating against the alleged rape and murder of five-year-old Rabia in Karachi.

The protesters gathered at Manghopir road Kati Pahari with an ambulance carrying the body of the victim. They raised slogans against the police department for their failure to nab the culprits.

Police while taking action tried to disperse the protesters and surrounded the ambulance in a bid to remove it from the road.

Following the move, the protesters became furious and pelted stones on the police personnels. In order to tackle the attack, police begun to fired at the protesters and baton-charged them.