Ex-SIMI activists opens fire at police in Hyderabad,Sabthosh Nagar;City on High Alert

Wiqar Ahmad

There was panic in Hyderabad after a former SIMI activist Waqar Ahmed, an accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case, opened fire on a police team at Santhoshnagar Cross Roads today afternoon. Wiqar Ahmed has been absconding and police said they received a tip-off that he was moving around in the slums adjoining Santhoshnagar. A team of anti-insurgency force was dispatched there to check the information. Police officials said that head constables Rama Raju and Jaffer Sheikh spotted him walking near the Santhoshnagar cross road and started to chase him. 

The shop where firing was taken place

Wiqar Ahmad was a Simi activist but presently he is woking In DJS(Darsaga Jihad O Shahadath)

As the Constables were taking him on a bike,probably it was Bajaj Chetak,a four mamber of DJS activists came on two Bikes and immediatley started firing.

They opened fire at the cops in which Raju was hit in the stomach and collapsed on the road. And another constable got his hand injures as the bullet fired into his hand.Immediatley the four members along with Wiqar Ahmad excaped somewhere on the bikes.The injured Constables has been rushed to the Apollo DRDO hospital where his condition is stated to be serious.

i wonder if police are now being attacked far more... everyday we hear of the death of officers like mr karkare, ashok kamte and others, who die by the motivated mujahideen. some officers are beaten by the public venting their anger on them. they are beaten because they pick up people for breaking the law and the like. i even wonder if they are properly dressed. i recently saw a constable wearing kolhapuri chappals. god forbid they are chasing someone and there is alive wire, they would be shocked on the job...as electricity travels fastest through these footwear. ideally they shoudl wear rubber chappals so that they are safe even if overhead wires break, or they accidentally step ona wet live wire. i firmly feel that superiors should look into increased violence on the police force dress them appropriately for duty and look after them if they receive burns or wounds while on duty. they require good nurses to look after them and inject them with proper medicines.