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Policeman killed in Malir violence
[Dawn] A policeman was killed in violence in a Malir locality following the custodial death of a suspect whom the police described as a gangster as well as a member of the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army in the early hours of Monday.The death of suspect Naveed Baloch in police custody late Sunday night triggered a violent protest in the area, where relatives and area residents blocked the National Highway and attacked the Malir City cop shoppe in the early hours of Monday. According to area DSP Rao Mohammed Iqbal, the Malir City police placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! suspect Baloch for allegedly possessing narcotics. His health deteriorated in the police lock-up and he was being taken for treatment to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre when he died, he added. As the news of his death reached the area, gunnies surrounded the cop shoppe and threw a grenade on a parked police mobile van. The van driver, Farman Ali, 35, drove the mobile to some distance as he feared that the attackers might torch it. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... two gunnies riding a cycle of violence chased and killed him, the police said. The victim, who hailed from Swat, was father of five. Malir City SHO Ali Hasan Sheikh said that a policeman, Asghar, lost his one eye in the attack. He said seven passers-by were hurt and the attackers also maimed an elder of the area, identified as Baba Ilyas, who tried to control the situation. The area SHO said that the suspect Baloch was allegedly involved in murder, extortion and narcotics cases. He claimed that he was a gangster and associated with the banned BLA. Heavy contingents of the police reached the scene and conducted a targeted operation in several localities following the incident and detained 31 suspects, said SSP-Malir Nasir Aftab. A post-mortem examination of suspect Baloch was carried out at the Civil Hospital Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... in the presence of a judicial magistrate. Hospital sources said that his death was 'unnatural'. They said that the body bore marks of torture. However, those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things... the cause of death was reserved till the report of the chemical examination of viscera. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-25 |
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