KARACHI: Two Policemen were martyred while two others were critically injured in a grenade explosion inside the police headquarters located in Karachi’s Garden area on Wednesday.
The two dead policemen were later identified as Shehzad Khan, 23, and Mohammad Sabir, 51. Senior Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) official Raja Umer Khattab, who visited the site of the incident, told media that the explosion took place outside the armoury in-charge’s office, where arms are stored and handed out to officials on duty.
He said that one of the deceased officials was carrying the hand grenade when it exploded. He identified the deceased as Shahzad and Sabir, and the injured as police inspector Saeed — the armoury in-charge — and constable Ali Gohar.
Khattab said another grenade “miraculously” did not explode. The CTD officer said it appeared to be a case of “mishandling” rather than a terror incident.
South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sharjeel Kharal also termed the incident to be an accident. He said the grenade was a part of case property and policemen had brought it out to defuse it when it exploded.
Kharal said the condition of the two injured policemen was critical. Meanwhile, Karachi police spokesperson Shazia Jehan said city police chief Javed Odho had taken notice of the incident and ordered an inquiry to ascertain the circumstances which led to the explosion. –Agencies
