Security supervisor at UoP fatally shot

PESHAWAR:

A tragic incident occurred on Sunday within the campus of the University of Peshawar (UoP) where the security supervisor was fatally shot when a fellow security guard’s firearm went off accidentally.

The incident has caused widespread panic and shock among the university community.

The authorities are conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate event.

The university administration told The Express Tribune that Saqlain Bangash, private security supervisor of Sigma Security Company, was an ex-employee of the varsity who after his retirement a couple of years back, had joined various private security companies.

Currently, he was working as a security supervisor with the Sigma Security Company and was deputed at the UoP.

The exact nature of the incident is yet to be ascertained. However, as per initial report, Bangash was on a security round of the hostels at noon when he received a bullet injury.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 6^th, 2023.