Unidentified attackers gun down Sikh hakim in Peshawar

Police say attackers shot at Satnam Singh four times inside his clinic

PESHAWAR:

Unidentified assailants shot dead a hakim (physician) belonging to the Sikh community on Charsadda road in Peshawar on Thursday.

According to the police, the attackers barged into the clinic of Satnam Singh and shot at him four times. He was rushed to the provincial capital's Lady Reading Hospital in an injured condition where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The police further stated that the physician had arrived in Peshawar from Hassan Abdaal a day earlier.

Meanwhile, the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Peshawar said that the case was being investigated.

Law enforcers gather around Satnam Singh's clinic after the attack. Screengrab

In July, an Assistant Director of Peshawar Development Authority, Junaid Akbar, was gunned down by unknown miscreants in the district.

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According to the brother of the deceased, he was fired upon as soon as he left home to buy something.

Junaid Akbar had a Phd from University of Engineering, Peshawar, and was working as Assistant Director, PDA. He was engaged and the family was giving final touches to his marriage preparations.

Earlier this month, a policeman deployed for the security of the anti-polio team was also shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kohat city of the province.

Unidentified individuals opened fire on the anti-polio team in Dhal Behzadi district of ​​Kohat and fled.

The attackers managed to escape unchallenged after committing the crime. They also took away his AK-47 rifle.