DSP shot dead in Karachi
TTP claims responsibility for killing DSP Abdul Fateh Sangri and two other police officials
An Express News screengrab of DSP Bin Qasim Abdul Fateh.
KARACHI:
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bin Qasim Abdul Fateh Sangri was killed on Friday in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area of Karachi, Express News reported.
According to police, unidentified assailants opened fire on the car of the deceased and fled from the scene. Two other policemen, Nazeer and Farooq, were also killed in the incident.
District East SSP Pir Muhammad Shah said the miscreants shot the deceased at least 22 times with 9mm pistols, killing the victims on the spot.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
"DSP Fateh was number 37 on our hit-list," the TTP spokesperson, Muhammad Khorasani said.
The bodies were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.
Fateh was reportedly present at the press conference held by SSP Rao Anwar on April 30 during which the SSP had alleged that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) maintains connections with India’s spy agency RAW, Express News reported. He was later suspended by the Inspector General Sindh (IGP) for making such comments.
Read: IG Sindh suspends SSP Malir Rao Anwar after controversial press briefing
Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah condemned the attack and sought a report from the IG Sindh over the incident.
The IG Sindh said initial investigations reveal that the attack was an act of terror, adding that he has ordered the security personnel to arrest the culprits immediately.
The deceased police official was posted at Bin Qasim police station for the past two years.
Meanwhile, a case against the DSP’s murder was registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Steel Town police station.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bin Qasim Abdul Fateh Sangri was killed on Friday in Gulshan-e-Hadeed area of Karachi, Express News reported.
According to police, unidentified assailants opened fire on the car of the deceased and fled from the scene. Two other policemen, Nazeer and Farooq, were also killed in the incident.
District East SSP Pir Muhammad Shah said the miscreants shot the deceased at least 22 times with 9mm pistols, killing the victims on the spot.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
"DSP Fateh was number 37 on our hit-list," the TTP spokesperson, Muhammad Khorasani said.
The bodies were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.
Fateh was reportedly present at the press conference held by SSP Rao Anwar on April 30 during which the SSP had alleged that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) maintains connections with India’s spy agency RAW, Express News reported. He was later suspended by the Inspector General Sindh (IGP) for making such comments.
Read: IG Sindh suspends SSP Malir Rao Anwar after controversial press briefing
Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah condemned the attack and sought a report from the IG Sindh over the incident.
The IG Sindh said initial investigations reveal that the attack was an act of terror, adding that he has ordered the security personnel to arrest the culprits immediately.
The deceased police official was posted at Bin Qasim police station for the past two years.
Meanwhile, a case against the DSP’s murder was registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Steel Town police station.