Shadbagh SHO fatally shot during mugging in Lahore

SHO Tajjamal Butt was travelling in his private car when he was intercepted by two men on a motorbike

LAHORE: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police officer during an attempted mugging in the Defence C Police limits in Lahore on Saturday.

According to police, Shadbagh Station House Officer Tajjamal Butt was traveling in his private car with friends when, upon reaching Y Block, two men on a motorbike intercepted the car and tried to rob them.

Butt is said to have resisted, prompting the motorcyclists to open fire and injure him.



The SHO was shifted to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Following the incident, a heavy contingent of police and senior police officers reached the spot. They collected forensic evidence from crime scene and registered statements of eye witnesses.

The body was shifted to the morgue for an autopsy and police have also started an operation in the area in search of the suspects.