Two constables among three killed in attack, encounter

Published August 30, 2016
TIMERGARA: People on Monday stand outside Timergara Hospital after an attack on police.—Online
TIMERGARA: People on Monday stand outside Timergara Hospital after an attack on police.—Online

TIMERGARA: Two police constables and a civilian were killed in an attack and an ensuing encounter in the Nawagai area on Monday.

According to police, Mohammad Suhail and Naik Dar, brothers of the Jamaat-i-Islami’s District Councillor Shad Nawaz Khan, were coming to Timergara when armed men attacked their vehicle. The attack left Mohammad Suhail dead, while Naik Dar escaped unhurt.

Police immediately laun­ched checking of vehicles in various areas to arrest the attackers.

During the checking, some men opened fire on a police team in Rabaat bazaar, severely wounding constables Fazal Wahab and Zubair Khan.

One of the attackers and a school student were woun­ded when the police personnel returned fire.

The wounded policemen and student were taken to the Timergara District Headquarters Hospital where the constables died.

The attacker wounded by police firing jumped into the nearby Panjkora river but was brought out and arrested.

Two other attackers escaped.

Police officials refused to disclose the identity of the arrested man and the nature of the incident.

The bodies of the constables were sent to their villages after their funeral prayers in Timergara police lines.

Published in Dawn, August 30th, 2016

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