Two policemen martyred in Swabi

SWABI:

Two police personnel, including the in-charge of Mansoori Police Post, were martyred while another was critically injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a police van during routine patrol in Swabi on Wednesday night.

According to a report registered at Swabi Police Station, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Waleed Khan, in-charge of Mansoori Police Post, along with Constables Zulfiqar Khan and Shahid Khan, was patrolling the Gohati village area, particularly Mohallah India Cham, within the jurisdiction of Swabi Police Station.

As the police van was passing through the area, unidentified armed men opened fire, leaving all three personnel seriously wounded.

ASI Waleed Khan, a resident of Topi, and Constable Zulfiqar Khan, a resident of Kalu Khan, succumbed to their injuries at the scene, while Constable Shahid Khan, a resident of Naranji, sustained critical injuries.

The bodies of the martyred personnel and the injured constable were shifted to Bacha Khan Medical Complex, Shah Mansoor, Swabi, for medico-legal formalities and treatment.