Man killed in grenade attack near Tariq Road

Published June 1, 2014
Two other persons were injured in the hand grenade attack on a shop near Tariq Road and Khalid bin Waleed road.—AP/File Photo
Two other persons were injured in the hand grenade attack on a shop near Tariq Road and Khalid bin Waleed road.—AP/File Photo

KARACHI: At least one person was killed and two injured Sunday in a hand grenade attack near Tariq Road area in Karachi.

According to police, three people Asif, 35, son of Razaque; Khadim Hussain, 40, and Atiq, 40, were injured when unknown motorcyclists threw a hand grenade on a shop “Red Apple” near Khaild Bin Waleed road and Tariq Road .

The injured were rushed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment, where one of the injured succumbed to his wounds.

Separately, five people, including four family members, were killed and another injured on Sunday in different incidents of violence in the city.

A police official Ramzan Pathan along with his wife and two children were found killed from their house in Gulshan-e-Mazdoor, Baldia Town.

The wife and two children were strangled to death while the cop was shot dead. The bodies were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi for medico-legal formalities.

According to police, evidence suggested that the attackers stormed the house and killed his wife and two children. Later, they also killed him when he returned home from duty.

Ramzan was a member of the Rapid Response Force (RRF) and was posted for duty at the Bilawal House. Nadia belonged to Arbani tribe of Ratodero and married Ramzan in the court, police said. Further investigation was underway. Police hinted that “honor killing” could be a possible cause behind the incident.

A tortured body of a 40-year-old woman was found from a house in Lines Area.

The body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for postmortem examination.

Separately, a security guard was shot and injured by unidentified armed men in Korangi 3 area. He was rushed to JPMC for treatment.

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