Rangers kill man returning home after dialysis
Karachi
Paramilitary soldiers gunned down a patient returning home after dialysis on Tuesday suspecting that he was a criminal trying to escape.
Ghulam Haider, 27, was shot dead in Shah Faisal Colony on Tuesday afternoon while his cousin Abdus Salaam suffered injuries when the victims, reportedly, ignored the Rangers’ signal to stop their car.
A Rangers van was on routine checking duty near Korangi Shah Faisal Interchange in Shah Faisal Colony No. 2, when a speeding car hit a motorcyclist, police sources told The News.
The paramilitary soldiers were standing just a few metres from the spot and signalled the driver of the vehicle to stop. The driver, however, sped away and the Rangers started following the vehicle.
After a brief pursuit, the law enforcers opened fire at the vehicle, hitting Haider, who was sitting on the passenger seat. Salaam, who was driving the car, lost control and was injured when the vehicle hit the kerb.
The situation turned ugly, however, when both the suspects were found to be unarmed. The Rangers with the help of the public shifted the victims to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), where Haider died. The law enforcers disappeared afterwards.
The victim’s family also arrived at the hospital, where they held a protest, holding the Rangers responsible for killing Haider in a fake encounter.
Some family members also protested outside the Shah Faisal Colony police station, where they demanded the immediate arrest of the paramilitary soldiers involved in murdering Haider.
Shah Faisal SDPO Mohammed Shakeel Awan said it was too early to confirm what exactly had happened. The police have collected all the evidence and a team has also been formed to investigate the case.
Haider, who lived in Memon Goth, was returning home after dialysis with Salaam after undergoing the renal treatment when they allegedly came under fire. While the victim was jobless, Salaam works at a cantonment board.
A case (148/13) has been registered at the Shah Faisal police station against at least five unnamed Rangers under Section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code on the complaint of Salaam. Further investigations are under way.
The Rangers director-general took notice of the incident and ordered an inquiry. He also issued suspension orders of the personnel present at the spot and initiated a departmental inquiry.
The paramilitary soldier who fired at the car have been arrested, according to the Rangers spokesperson.
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