• Girl's father is in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
• Body was found dead at some distance from home.
• Separately, police kill five dacoits in Manghopir.

KARACHI: In a harrowing event, a three-year-old girl was killed in the city's Federal B Area (FB Area), rescue and police officials told Geo News on Wednesday.

The child has been identified as Amna, daughter of Abdul Basit, recuse personnel said, as the law enforcers struggle to deal with the law and order situation in the megapolis.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Zeeshan Siddiqui said that the child had left home behind her brother and sister when they were going to school in the morning.

"The girl was found dead at 7:30am at some distance from her house. As a dupatta was wrapped around her neck, it seems like she was strangled to death," the police personnel said.

He added that the body of the girl — who was the youngest among six siblings — had been shifted to a hospital for post-mortem.

Siddiqui informed Geo News that the girl's father is currently in Saudi Arabia to perform Umarh. He also said that the alley in which Amna was found dead had no CCTV cameras, however, the investigation was underway.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, the police gunned down five dacoits in Karachi's Manghopir area, while recovering weapons, motorcycles, and other equipment.

SSP West Tariq Mastoi said that the incident occurred as the police conducted a search operation as the law enforcers and dacoits exchanged fire.

"The locals of the area were fed up with the gang of dacoits. The operation was conducted with the help of locals," the police added.