KARACHI: Police on Thursday claimed to have killed a ‘commander’ of the militant Islamic State (IS) group, Kamran Gujjar, in an encounter in Karachi’s Manghopir area.
The suspect is said to have confessed to his involvement in target killings, grenade attacks and bank robberies.
According to a press release issued by Sindh police, District West police and CIA personnel, acting on a tip-off, launched a search operation in Ittehad Town area where the raiding party came under fire. One of the attackers and two policemen were severely injured during the ‘encounter’.
The attacker was identified as Kamran Aslam Gujjar, a ‘trained Daesh commander’ who had also worked for Al Qaeda in the subcontinent (AQIS) in the past and was carrying a bounty of Rs2.5 million on his head. Kamran Gujjar was shifted to a hospital where he died during treatment.
Police claimed to have recovered a sub-machine gun, three hand grenades and explosive material from his possession.
