Lahore: 3 killed, 20 injured in blast near Hafiz Saeed’s house


Team Udayavani, Jun 23, 2021, 2:04 PM IST

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Lahore: A powerful car bomb went off outside Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed’s house here on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 20 others, police said.

The blast took place at the BOR Society in Jauhar Town at the police picket outside Saeed’s residence.

The Punjab police chief Inam Ghani said there could have been a ”major loss” had there been no police picket outside the house of the high-profile personality, referring to Saeed. He said three people were killed in the car bomb blast while 20 others were injured.

”Explosive material was installed in the car. There was a police picket outside the high-value target’s house. The car could not cross the police picket,” Inspector General Police (IGP) Punjab Ghani said, describing it as ”a terror” act.

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has taken over the blast site and investigating from all aspects, he said.

Ghani also claimed that ”hostile” intelligence agencies could be involved in this blast.

The injured people have been shifted to the Jinnah Hospital where the condition of six of them is said to be critical. ”The injured also include policemen. The condition of six injured of the 17 admitted to hospital is critical,” said Dr Yahya Sultan of Jinnah Hospital.

It was a powerful blast that damaged a number of houses, shops and vehicles in the area. A roof of a house caved in because of the impact of the blast, says Rescue 1122.

The blast sparked rumours at the site that Saeed was present in the house.

Saeed, 71, has been serving a jail sentence at the Kot Lakhpat Jail Lahore for his conviction in terror financing cases.

Modi, now in the UK, has also lost his extradition battle. His uncle Choksi had mysteriously gone missing on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda, where he has been staying since 2018 as a citizen, and later surfaced in neighbouring Dominica.

 

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