Soldier, terrorist killed in Mansehra shootout

Police-military joint raid launched on intelligence report

MANSEHRA:

In a joint operation, law enforcement agencies raided hideouts of hardcore criminals in a remote village of upper Tanawal area, Mansehra district, killing one fugitive and rounding up 20 other suspects. An army man also died while two police commandos suffered critical wounds in action.

District Police Officer (DPO) Mansehra Ejaz Khan told reporters on Thursday that on an intelligence report regarding presence of some hardcore criminals in village Dana of Phulra area, a group of military troops and police jointly launched the raid.

During the search operation the criminals hiding in the hilly area opened fire at the raiding team which resulted in serious injuries to an army soldier and two police commandos. In retaliation, an outlaw, identified as Shehzad, was shot dead.

Armyman Kiramat succumbed to his injuries before reaching King Abdullah Teaching Hospital while the two commandos Ehtesham Shah and Adeel were shifted to Ayub Medical Complex Abbottabad. According to the doctors the condition of the two injured cops was critical. The DPO told The Express Tribune that the dead criminal had been absconding for over a couple of years and wanted to police in a number of cases of murder, kidnapping, robbery and terrorist activities.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 13^th, 2015.