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MIRPURKHAS June 6. A truck driver was shot dead by unknown armed car occupants at Hyderabad Mirpurkhas road across the bus terminal few kilometers away from here, while the armed killers managed to flee from the spot in presence of police here on Sunday . Report said that A truck was on its way that a car was coming from front side which driver tried to get the side for crossing but during this car driver came out of the car and suddenly shot and injured to the truck driver Mohammad Shafique Arain, 26, resident of Bhansinghabad. The armed killers managed to escape from the spot in their car in presence of police. Learnt that involved car was without number plate. The injured was rushed to emergency of civil hospital where doctors provided him first aid while the concerned surgeon was reached late in emergency, later doctors referred to LMUH Hyderabad due to his precarious condition. During this dozens of people in civil hospital raised slogans against the hospital administration and accused that surgeon Jawahar Lal was missing and reached late at the time as result injured condition was deteriorated. The injured was on his way to Hyderabad that he was died of his injuries in the way near Ratanabad. His body was brought again at civil hospital after which his relatives and dozens of truck drivers and transporters taken his body to bus terminal where hundreds of people were already gathered and they forced to close the shops and petrol pumps and CNG service centers in the protest. Protesters blocked the main roads to keep the body at the main Hyderabad Mirpurkhas road and held demonstration to protest against above surgeon for his negligence. They burnt also tyres and raised slogans against the administration of the civil hospital and demanding the police to arrest the involved culprits. Heavy contingents of police were reached at the spot to control the situation. EDO health Mirpurkhas Shafqat Dahri reached at the spot and assured the protesters that he has been ordered the inquiry into the allegation of negligence of the surgeon and he will take legal action if he was found guilty in the inquiry report. Later, protesters dispersed peacefully. Murder case was not lodged with Old Mirpur police station till filing of the news. When contacted civil surgeon Dr Asghar Arain said that Dr Ali Gohar was on duty in the emergency ward while within 20 minutes on call surgeon Jawaharlal was reached at the hospital who provided first aid to injured and referred to LMUH Hyderabad. He rejected the allegations of any negligence of the doctors. While, report said that EDO health Mirpurkhas has been suspended surgeon Dr Jawahar Lal and Dr Ali Gohar with immediate affect.