Karachi: 2 Police officers killed in grenade explosion

[RescueRanger]

KARACHI: Two policemen died and two others sustained injuries after a hand grenade went off at Karachi police headquarters in Garden area, ARY NEWS reported.

According to hospital sources, one of the policemen succumbed to his injuries at the spot while one other died while being treated at the hospital. “Two cops are being treated for serious wounds,” they said.

“The incident occurred at Garden police headquarters,” the police said and identified the deceased cops as Shahzad and Sabir. The injured have been identified as sub-inspector Saeed, and Gohar.

The police said that they have cordoned off the incident site and a bomb disposal squad has been summoned to ascertain how the grenade went off at the arms depot in the police headquarters.

In a somewhat similar incident in 2016, a hand grenade which was presented by the police in the court as case property in an explosives case went off inside the courtroom.

It all happened when, during a hearing, the judge asked, “How does a hand grenade explode?”

A police officer, who was representing his department, pull the pin on a grenade thinking it won’t work. The judge immediately interrupted asking if it could be exploded.

The cop replied, ” No it won’t. And in the meanwhile, the grenade went off, sending the entire courtroom into panic and shock.

The grenade, which was recovered from a terrorist, had not been defused before bringing to court.

 

[Signalian]

Training level of police :-(

 

[Luosifen]

In a somewhat similar incident in 2016, a hand grenade which was presented by the police in the court as case property in an explosives case went off inside the courtroom.

It all happened when, during a hearing, the judge asked, “How does a hand grenade explode?”

A police officer, who was representing his department, pull the pin on a grenade thinking it won’t work. The judge immediately interrupted asking if it could be exploded.

The cop replied, ” No it won’t. And in the meanwhile, the grenade went off, sending the entire courtroom into panic and shock.

The grenade, which was recovered from a terrorist, had not been defused before bringing to court.

That previous incident is some Police Academy level of derp. This current incident has been classified as accidental already?

 

[lastofthepatriots]

Shouldn’t all explosives be handled by explosives/demolitions experts within the police rather than your typical policeman or constable?

 

[RescueRanger]

Shouldn’t all explosives be handled by explosives/demolitions experts within the police rather than your typical policeman or constable?

Yes, most grenades when recovered are "made safe" or diffused, but clearly this was not the case. Another example of improper handling.

That previous incident is some Police Academy level of derp. This current incident has been classified as accidental already?

Yes it has been chalked out as "improper handling".

 

[FuturePAF]

Yes, most grenades when recovered are "made safe" or diffused, but clearly this was not the case. Another example of improper handling.


Yes it has been chalked out as "improper handling".

Even so, what was the need to bring the grenade into the courtroom. Couldn’t a picture of the grenade be brought instead?

Furthermore, why would the police officer tempt fate, and pull the pin. It’s like a gun, not to be point in the direction of anything you don’t want to shoot, regardless of it being loaded or not, just in case. Considering how a grenade works, blowing in all directions, it should have never have been in the courtroom. Hope lessons are learned from this and implemented.

 

[RescueRanger]

Even so, what was the need to bring the grenade into the courtroom. Couldn’t a picture of the grenade be brought instead?

Furthermore, why would the police officer tempt fate, and pull the pin. It’s like a gun, not to be point in the direction of anything you don’t want to shoot, regardless of it being loaded or not, just in case. Considering how a grenade works, blowing in all directions, it should have never have been in the courtroom. Hope lessons are learned from this and implemented.

The courtroom case is from 2016, physical evidence is regularly admitted in court which includes narcotics, weapons, clothing, hard drives etc, all of which are seized as per PPC. As you will see in this photograph here:

You can see that the HD GR 69 grenade in this image has been rendered safe by removing the safety plug and fuse housing.

In both these cases the in Karachi the grenades had not been made safe by EOD.