Hand grenade explodes inside Jamshoro police station due to heat; 8 injured
Grenade went off on its own due to heat, says DIG.
Six injured being treated in Hyderabad, two in Karachi.
Home minister seeks report from SSP Jamshoro.
HYDERABAD: A hand grenade went off on its own due to heat inside the Jamshoro Police Station, resulting in eight injuries, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Tariq Dharejo said Wednesday.
Speaking to Geo News, the senior police official said that the storeroom got heated up and as a result, the grenade exploded, due to which two assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs), five other police personnel, and a suspect sustained injuries.
Six of the injured are being treated at the Civil Hospital in Hyderabad, while two others have been shifted to Karachi for further treatment, DIG Dharejo said.
The senior cop, although had earlier attributed the explosion to heat, noted that an investigation was still underway to ascertain the cause of the blast while the bomb disposal squad was also at the scene of the incident.
In response, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar sought a report from senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jamshoro and directed the cops to probe the incident using “modern technology”.
“Quality medical facilities should be provided to the injured police personnel. Bomb disposal squad should be called in to investigate the blast,” the home minister added.