Accidental firing by cop leaves 2 injured

Police says Ababeel Squad of Peshawar police had taken two men into custody

PESHAWAR:

Two people who had been taken into police custody were mysteriously injured in the Chowk Yadgar area of Peshawar on Saturday.

Police said that Ababeel Squad of Peshawar police had taken two men into custody who have been identified as Attaur Rehman and Shamsur Rehman, residents of Din Bahar Colony. They were shifted to nearby police checkpoint for further investigation but during the investigation process, the AK-47 rifle of Constable Hazrat Khan fired accidently and injured the two accused. Both were rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH).

“Police officers inspected the site of the incident and ordered immediate arrest of the accused policeman who has been put behind bars,” said a police official, adding that the injured didn’t register an FIR in the case against police.

Police on Saturday arrested the main accused in the murder of senior lawyer of Peshawar High Court Razaullah Advocate from Lahore. The accused is the nephew of the deceased and had a land dispute with him. Police said that after the murder, the accused fled to Lahore and police, after obtaining the CCTV footage of the murder, launched a manhunt for him.

“It was discovered that the accused fled to Punjab following which police was alerted there and they helped K-P police locate the accused who has been shifted to Peshawar,” said a police official while talking to The Express Tribune.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 21^st, 2022.