IG Sindh Kaleem Imam expresses remorse over death of toddler in Karachi shootout

F.P. Report

KARACHI: Inspector General of Police Sindh Kaleem Imam expressed remorse on Wednesday over the alleged police encounter at Karachi’s Safoora Chowrangi, which claimed the life of a toddler named Ahsan.

While addressing a press conference here, the IGP Sindh said that the police wants such incidents are not repeated in future and policemen will be given due training.

In this matter, Additional IG Ameer Sheikh handed over the investigation from the DIG to Counter-terrorism department. A report will be given within 10 days to the Additional IGP.

Reforms in police necessary: CM Sindh

Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said that he kept on asking for the report on the incident from police yesterday, but he wasn’t provided it.

He said that things cannot go on like this and reforms seem inevitable in police force.

The CM Sindh added that ensuring the safety of citizens is the responsibility of the Sindh government.

Four police officers were arrested on Wednesday after a 19-month-old boy was killed in crossfire near Safoora Chowrangi at Karachi’s University Road, in yet another incident of alleged police negligence during a shootout with suspected criminals.

The toddler, Ahsan, died when a bullet entered his chest and exited through his back, the post-mortem report revealed. The bullet also grazed and injured the child’s father, Kashif Raja, who said his son was killed by a bullet fired by a policeman while the family were climbing into a rickshaw near Safoora Chowrangi within the limits of Sachal Police Station on Tuesday evening.