A Molotov blast claimed the life of a teenage boy at Manora point in the Docks police precincts on Saturday.
Police said that Sohail Ismail, 13, a resident of Navy Colony in Manora, was playing in the open sea when he found a Molotov cocktail near the shore.
They said that while the teenager was inspecting the bomb, the chemicals reacted and resulted in an explosion, killing him on the spot.
Police have collected all the evidences from the scene and are investigating the incident.
ENCOUNTER: Three bandits were killed in separate encounters with the police. Two bandits were killed in an encounter with the Docks police in Machhar Colony.
Police said that a mobile unit was on routine patrol when they intercepted two motorcyclists who opened fire on the law enforcers.
They said that the police retaliated, which resulted in the killing of both the bandits after an encounter.
They also said that the bandits were identified as Ayub, 28, and Muhammad Shahabuddin. Police recovered three TT pistols from their possession.
Separately, a bandit was killed in an encounter with the SITE-A police. Police said that a bandit was escaping after robbing some people in the locality when a police party on routine patrol chased and killed him after a brief encounter.
They said that the bandit was identified as Saifullah, 38. They also said that they recovered a Kalashnikov and two TT pistols from his possession.