KARACHI: The Karachi Police has decided to approach the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to arrest a foreign national who killed a policeman in the port city earlier this week.
The decision was taken after suspect Khurram Nisar – who shot dead policeman Abdul Rahman in the Defense Housing Authority (DHA) Phase V area late on Monday night – fled to Sweden.
Speaking to JEE News, DIG South Irfan Baloch said that the police have initiated legal proceedings to arrest the suspect, who is said to be a Swedish citizen.
“We are writing to Director General Passport to seize his passport and we are also approaching FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) to contact Interpol,” he said.
Police sources told JEE News on Tuesday night that Nasser – the son of a former bureaucrat – had boarded an international airline flight via Istanbul, bound for Sweden. Police sources said that the accused used his Swedish passport to escape from Pakistan.
In their statement during the interrogation on Tuesday, according to the police, Nisar’s parents have “denied” it and claimed that they have no knowledge about the whereabouts of the accused.
“Nisar comes to Pakistan once a year. We have no idea what he does when he comes to Pakistan. We cannot take any responsibility for his actions,” the parents told investigators. told investigators.
FIR
A case of murder of a policeman was registered in the complaint of the sub-inspector in Derakhshan police station.
The suspected shooter faces charges of terrorism, murder and a shootout with police, officials said.
Shaheed Policeman Rehman was shot in the right temple. According to the First Information Report (FIR), preliminary medical examination revealed that the bullet had lodged in the head.
The FIR also contains a detailed statement of the deceased policeman’s colleague, a constable, who was present at the spot.
According to police, the two policemen, members of the Elite Shaheen Force, were on a routine patrol on a motorcycle when they spotted a woman coming from a sedan near a traffic light at Khayaban-e-Shamsher, Defense Housing Authority (DHA). Heard the screams. Step V
“The martyred policeman, in the line of duty, ran after the black car and stopped it near the Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine as the driver pulled him over. He then opened the front passenger side door and got into the car. However, as soon as he got into the car, a girl in the back seat got out of the car.
Later, according to the FIR, the vehicle moved ahead and stopped after covering some distance.
“During the drive, the cop and the shooter got into a heated argument. They stopped and both the cop and the driver got out of the car with guns drawn. At that point the driver took aim and shot the cop. The bullet hit him. hit him in the side of the head, killing him on the spot,” the police said.
The FIR also states that the policeman fired at the shooter, but missed.
CCTV
According to JEE News, the slain policeman and his partner followed and spoke to the suspected shooter when they allegedly saw suspicious activity.
A few video footages showed an altercation between Rehman and Nisar.
Footage of the shooting was captured by CCTV cameras showing Rehman and Nisar getting out of the passenger seat and driver’s seat respectively of a black windowed vehicle.
In the same video, the policeman can be seen holding a pistol and directing Nisar to sit in the car and go to the police station.
