Lawlessness: Policeman among two shot dead in AJK
Residents of Chelabandi accused the police of harassment and looting their houses.
The police team had gone to the area to arrest the alleged killers of Zubair Shah, who was shot dead earlier near the Chelabandi forest check post over a family dispute, the police said. PHOTO: FILE
MUZAFFARABAD:
A policeman was killed and another injured by unidentified gunmen in Kiyani Mohalla in Chelabandi, on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad.
The police team had gone to the area to arrest the alleged killers of Zubair Shah, who was shot dead earlier near the Chelabandi forest check post over a family dispute, the police said.
Following the murder, the police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation to arrest the killers. When a police party reached Kiyani Mohalla to nab the suspected killers, it came under fire by unknown gunmen.
Head Constable Waheed Ahmad died en route to Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad.
The other injured policeman, Imran Ali, was admitted to Shaikh Kahlifa Bin Zayad Al Nahyan Hospital, where he is in stable condition.
Residents of Chelabandi accused the police of harassment and looting their houses, but Senior Superintendent of Police Irfan Masood Kashfi refuted the allegations.
Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased Zubair Shah blocked the Neelum Valley road, demanding action against his killers. They ended their protest when police high-ups assured them of action against the alleged killers.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2014.
A policeman was killed and another injured by unidentified gunmen in Kiyani Mohalla in Chelabandi, on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad.
The police team had gone to the area to arrest the alleged killers of Zubair Shah, who was shot dead earlier near the Chelabandi forest check post over a family dispute, the police said.
Following the murder, the police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation to arrest the killers. When a police party reached Kiyani Mohalla to nab the suspected killers, it came under fire by unknown gunmen.
Head Constable Waheed Ahmad died en route to Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad.
The other injured policeman, Imran Ali, was admitted to Shaikh Kahlifa Bin Zayad Al Nahyan Hospital, where he is in stable condition.
Residents of Chelabandi accused the police of harassment and looting their houses, but Senior Superintendent of Police Irfan Masood Kashfi refuted the allegations.
Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased Zubair Shah blocked the Neelum Valley road, demanding action against his killers. They ended their protest when police high-ups assured them of action against the alleged killers.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2014.