Four children including three boys were injured in blast on Sunday; 13-year Ali Raza Larik succumbed to injuries  

By Nazir Malik

Ubauro: Thirteen-year Ali Raza Larik, who had received serious injuries in a blast here on Sunday, died at Sheikh Zaid Hospital Rahimyar Khan after which the parents and a large number of citizens blocked the national highway on Monday.

The deceased boy was injured in blast along with three other children including his two brothers. Ali Raza had lost his one hand, a leg and both the eyes.

The blast had occurred near the offices of Mukhtiarkar and DSP where the children were playing due to holiday.

It is said that the explosive material packed in a box was lying under the table of a stamp vender which exploded when the children set it to fire thinking it as cracker. Earlier, the SSP Umar Tufail had stated that initial probe had revealed that an unknown person had sold the explosive box to children as cracker.

The injured children were rushed to local taluka hospital but later shifted to Rahimyar Khan as no doctor was available here. The parents and citizens, who had smashed window-pens of Ubauro hospital on Sunday again staged demonstration outside hospital along with body of the boy on Monday and demanded action against negligent doctors. Later they blocked the national highway for about five hours which caused traffic mess. The protest ended after assurance by the authorities.

No FIR was lodged yet as according to police the incident is to be ascertained if it was terrorism or the accident. In case it was terrorism, the FIR would be registered at Counter Terrorism Department. The police were still investigating the case.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Ghotki district Usman Abdullah has directed the Assistant Commissioner Ubauro to pay Rs25000 each to the children’s parents for treatment, who are admitted at Rahimyar Khan hospital. He said the Sindh government would also be requested for further help of parents.

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Such kind of explosive material is used for blasting the mountains; search underway to nab the culprit

Blast caused serious injuries to 4 children including 3 brothers; a child lost his hand, leg and both eyes

By Nazir Malik

Ubauro: The initial probe into mysterious blast incident near DSP office in Ubauro on Sunday has revealed that the explosive material was sold by an unknown person to the children playing there. The blast had caused serious injuries to four children.

SSP Ghotki Umar Tufail told media that according to an injured child an unknown person sold them explosives as ‘crackers’. “It seems that the explosive device was a non-electric detonator used in blasting the mountains,” police official told.

“A match box was also found from the place of incident and it is believed that the children set fire to the explosive material thinking that it was a cracker, which seemed like a box,” he said adding that police were in search of the culprit who sold the explosive material to the children.

All the four injured children – 12-year Kashif, Ali Raza, Ghulam Abbas and Rehan Ali Larik, belonging to the same family, were rushed to the Sheikh Zaid Hospital Rahimyar Khan, as doctors were not available at Taluka Hospital Ubauro. The parents of injured children and a large number of citizens had gathered there who agitated on such a situation and smashed the glasses of doors and windows of hospital, as even the ambulance didn’t reach in time.

It has been reported that condition of two injured children is precarious. Rehan Ali, Ghulam Abbas and Ali Raza are real brothers. Ali Raza has lost one of his hands, leg and both the eyes.

The bomb disposal squad and other law enforcing agencies had collected the evidences from the place of incident and further probe is underway.

The law enforcing agencies’ officials said that it was Sunday and there were no other people around the place otherwise the blast would have caused huge loss.

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