KARACHI: Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh Friday took notice of the murder of Sindh Bar Council (SBC) Secretary Irfan Ali Mehr in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.

The chief justice while taking notice of the incident directed Inspector General of Police (IG) Sindh Mushtaq Mahar and DIG Investigation to submit a report in this regard. The SSP East and the investigation officer have also been summoned by the chief justice of the Sindh High Court on December 06 along with a progress report into the incident.

Mehr was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Gulistan-e-Jauhar on Wednesday morning when he was returning after dropping her daughter in a school. The CCTV footage of the incident showed armed assailants wearing helmets opened fire on the victim’s vehicle. A police investigation into the incident has been launched to nab the killers.