Armed conflict: Tehsildar dies in clash between Levies, robbers
Six suspects detained in connection with the incident.
QUETTA:
A senior administration official was killed in an exchange of fire with motorcycle snatchers on Saturday. Six suspects have been detained in connection with the incident.
Tehsildar Ghulam Qadir Rind was killed in the skirmish between the Levies and the robbers. The firefight continued for four hours after the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 6th, 2014.
A senior administration official was killed in an exchange of fire with motorcycle snatchers on Saturday. Six suspects have been detained in connection with the incident.
Addressing a news conference at Levies Station Sibi, Deputy Commissioner Sibi Suhailur Rehman said that motorbike-snatching incidents were a routine matter in the ‘B’ area of Sibi.
“According to the information gathered by our team, the bikes were taken to Railo Mian of Lehri district which has become a safe haven for the robbers,” he added.
The deputy commissioner added that they received information that robbers were present in Lehri district where Levies conducted a raid.
Tehsildar Ghulam Qadir Rind was killed in the skirmish between the Levies and the robbers. The firefight continued for four hours after the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 6th, 2014.