Man carrying IED killed as device explodes in Jamshoro

SUKKUR: A man was killed, when an improvised explosive device (IED) that he was carrying with him, exploded near the deputy commissioner’s office in district Jamshoro on Thursday.

The explosion took place in the pile of garbage near the DC office Jamshoro, killing the man, who was allegedly involved in planting the IED. The police and law enforcement agencies reached the spot and cordoned off the area. Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Farid Mustafa confirmed the incident, saying that according to the police and Rangers, the deceased was identified as Allah Bakhsh Khokhar.

He said the man died on the spot after the explosion, adding that if the device was successfully planted, it would have resulted in major loss of lives as the public starts visiting the office in the morning hours.

SSP Jamshoro Javed Baloch said the IED exploded when the alleged suspect tried to plant the bomb as a part of his hand ‘blew up.’ The police recovered a remote control that was to be used for exploding the device.

He further said the suspect, identified as Allah Bakhsh Khokhar, a resident of Dadu, had gone missing for the past five months but his family had not reported his disappearance to the police.

According to the bomb disposal squad official, Ramzan Kanwar, 200 to 300 grams of explosives and ball bearings were packed in a canister to make the IED.

He also pointed out that the main line of the upcountry and down-country railway also passes at some distance from the DC office.