Two policemen killed, assailant shot dead

Assailant said to be a companion of four terrorists who were killed in an encounter in Sialkot recently

RAWALPINDI: Two police officials were killed and three civilians injured after armed suspects opened fire on them at a checkpoint on Murree Road on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the precincts of the Cantonment police station.

According to police and eyewitnesses, a man on foot came close to the police picket, pulled out a weapon and started shooting.

The martyred policemen, were identified as Saeed Ahmed and Muhammad Ali, while the three civilians Sameera, Mohsin – a roadside drummer– and Abubakar were shifted to a nearby hospital.

A team of Dolphin force close to the spot chased the suspect and killed him. Although, one of the bike-mounted policemen, Hasan Akram was critically injured when he got struck by a bullet in the chest.

RPO Sohail Tajik and CPO Muhammad Ahsan Younus along with heavy police contingent rushed to the site and called in forensic experts to collect the evidence.

Later talking to the media, the RPO said that the killed suspect has been identified as Aftab. The assailant was said to be a companion of four terrorists who were killed in an encounter in Sialkot recently.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 8^th, 2020.