DSP murder case: Security officials destroy militant hideouts

Jirga had ordered to blow up the residences.

GILGIT: Law enforcement agencies, backed by local elders, blew up five houses of militants in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

The militants had attacked a police van in March, killing DSP Attaullah and his subordinate Haleem and injuring three other policemen in district Diamer’s Darel-Tangir valley.

The police patrol was on its way to arrest some fugitives when it came under fire.

Following the incident, a jirga, comprising elders of the Diamer valley assured authorities they would force the alleged murderers to surrender. The accused, led by Khalilur Rahman, refused to accept the decision.



On Tuesday, the jirga decided to “teach a lesson” to the militants and ordered to blow up their residence, said Mohammad Ali, a resident of Diamer.

The accused, however, were not around when the operation was conducted, said Khalilullah, a police official in Chilas, headquarters of Diamer.

DIG Ali Sher supervised the operation which was conducted by the police, G-B Scouts and the Frontier Constabulary.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th, 2013.