LAHORE: Another suspect has been arrested on Monday in connection with the blast investigation in Johar Town area which killed three people and injured several others.
Law enforcement agencies have reportedly arrested the suspect who had parked the explosive-laden car at the site of the blast. The suspect named Eid Gul was arrested during an operation in Rawalpindi. He was also identified by the main suspect Peter Paul David.
At least three suspects including Peter Paul, Zia Khan and Sajjad Hussain have been arrested by the LEAs, so far. Zia was apprehended from Mardan and Sajjad Hussain was nabbed in Mandi Bahauddin.
On Saturday, a car mechanic was taken into custody for his suspected involvement in a blast. Intelligence agencies arrested the mechanic for modifying the interior of the car that was used in the blast. “The suspect was shifted to an undisclosed location.
Last Friday, security agencies had carried out a raid in Karachi and arrested the prime suspect in the deadly blast. The investigation had revealed, Peter Paul David, had visited Lahore three times in the last one-and-a-half months and resided there for a total of 27 days.
The agencies have reportedly found evidence that he had met several people, while they have also obtained his immigration data. The car used in the blast was also registered to him. David had moved to Bahrain in 2010 and had arrived in the country a month-and-a-half ago and visited Lahore three times.
Three people were killed and scores were left injured on Wednesday when a vehicle laden with explosives blew up in the city’s Johar Town. Police said militants had targeted police in the explosion.
A preliminary report of a probe by investigative agencies was submitted to Inspector General Punjab Inam Ghani. More than 30kg of explosives were used in the blast. Ball bearings, nails and other explosives were among the objects used in the bomb.
The report stated that the material had been planted onto a car and the device was detonated remotely. A 3-foot deep and 8-foot wide crater formed at the site of the blast, the report said, adding that the blast caused damage within a 100-square-foot radius.
