Three policemen were killed after being ambushed by bandits near Basit Jo Laro, situated in Behram police limits district Qamber-Shahdadkot on Sunday night.
SHO Abdul Khaliq Bozdar and constables Ghous Bux Joyo and Nadir Khokhar were on their way to Qamber in a private car when they were ambushed by bandits hiding in the bushes. The bandits opened fire in an attempt to stop the car, during which the three policemen sustained bullet wounds.
A police backup team arrived on the spot in the meantime and opened fire at the bandits. In the resulting crossfire, policeman Muhammad Juman Rahar and a bandit were killed. Bozdar and Joyo passed away while being shifted to Chandka hospital in Larkana, where Khokhar is still under treatment. A case has been filed against notorious gangster Wichoon Chandio and 11 of his known accomplices.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2013.
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