Cop shot dead on way to duty in Bannu

MIRANSHAH:

A police constable was shot dead by terrorists after being pulled from a rickshaw near Lora Bridge in Bannu on Monday while travelling to his place of duty, DPO Bannu Yasir Afridi confirmed.

According to Afridi, Constable Umar Niaz Khan was on his way to the DIG Bungalow, where he was posted, when unidentified armed terrorists intercepted the rickshaw carrying him near Lora Bridge. He said the attackers forced the constable out of the vehicle before opening indiscriminate fire, killing him at the scene. The assailants fled immediately after the attack. Following the incident, police and members of the local peace committee reached the site, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.