Two elite force cops shot dead in Peshawar

Elite Force constable Shahzeb and SPO Ihsanullah were on their way to work when three armed men opened fire at them

Unidentified motorcyclists shot dead two cops of Khyber-Pakhtunwa (K-P) Police's Elite Force Unit in Rashid Garhi area of Yakatot police station in the outskirts of Peshawar on Friday.

Elite Force constable Shahzeb and his colleague, Special Police Officer (SPO) Ihsanullah, were traveling on a motorcycle to work when three unidentified armed men opened fire at them.



“Shahzeb is a resident of Garhi Qamardin area of Peshawar and he reached Rashid Garhi to take his friend Ihrasullah with him on his bike. Both were on their way when three armed men attacked them and escaped from the scene,” said an official of Yakatot police station told The Express Tribune.

“Both officials were immediately shifted to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) but died before reaching the hospital,” he added.

Earlier this month, a police rider squad on patrolling duty was attacked in Garhi Qamardin area of the provincial capital, due to which one of the policemen lost his life while another received serious injuries.



Following the attack, police stations have been directed to abandon all patrolling operations involving rider squad as policemen riding motorcycles prove to be an easy target for the attackers.