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Man wanted for massacre of climbers evades cops
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A KEY suspect in the 2013 massacre of foreign climbers in Pakistan is on the run after he hurled grenades at officers who were pursuing him, injuring 10 of them, officials said yesterday.
The suspect, named by police as Rahimullah, has a bounty on his head of 1 million rupees (US$10,000) over his alleged involvement in the attack on the base camp at Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s second-highest mountain.
Gunmen dressed in police uniforms stormed the camp and shot dead 10 foreign mountaineers and their guide in an assault that shocked the world and scarred the country’s climbing tourism industry.
Police tracked Rahimullah down to a house in the Tangir area in northern Gilgit-Baltistan province and cordoned it off on Sunday night, a local police official said.
“We raided that house and warned the militant to surrender, but he hurled grenades over the raiding team,” Mehr Ghani said, referring to Rahimullah.
“We retaliated and the exchange of fire continued for the whole night. When we entered the house in the morning, the suspect had already escaped.”
Ten officers were injured in the stand-off and a male relative and a woman who were in the house were taken into custody, Ghani said.
Muhammad Wakeel, spokesman for the local police, said that Rahimullah is one of seven high profile suspects who are still being hunted by investigators in connection with the 2013 attack.
“Five other culprits are already in custody,” he said.
A senior administration official confirmed the raid.
Northern Pakistan is home to some of the world’s tallest mountains, including K2, the world’s second highest peak.
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