Mysterious circumstances: Injured man found with bullet wounds

A case was filed and initial investigation revealed the motive was personal enmity.

NOWSHERA/KATLANG:

Police found an injured man and recovered a grenade from his possession in Risalpur on Tuesday.

Javaid Khan, an official of the Risalpur police, said a pedestrian called the police station in the morning stating he had spotted a body in Bara Bhanda area after which police rushed to the spot and found an injured man lying on the ground with a grenade in his hand.

The official added a bomb disposal unit (BDU) official defused the grenade and the man was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition as he had multiple bullet wounds.

The man was identified as Hamdullah, a resident of Mardan currently living in Pabbi, Nowshera.

The official said initial investigation had revealed the man was probably trying to attack a house in the area but was shot before he could lob the grenade.

“At the moment we do not know who or what his intended target was or who shot him,” Javaid said, adding a case was filed and further investigation is under way.

House attacked in Mardan

A man opened fire and lobbed a grenade at a house in Katlang, Mardan on Tuesday.

An official of the Katlang police said Azizullah filed a case with the police stating around 2am someone knocked on his door and when he opened, Ali Khan allegedly opened fire at him and then hurled a grenade inside the house.

However, no one was hurt in the incident and Ali managed to escape.

The official said the grenade failed to explode and was later defused by BDU officials.

A case was filed and initial investigation revealed the motive behind the attack was probably personal enmity. 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 30^th, 2014.