DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A police constable was martyred and another injured when the personnel of Counter-Terrorism Department exchanged fire with outlaws during a raid on a hideout in Parova tehsil here on Tuesday night.

Officials said a CTD team raided a hideout in Ramak area after receiving information about presence of two wanted terrorists there. They said two terrorists, Nisar Muavia and his brother Ibrar Muavia, were wanted to the police in terrorism cases, attacks on law enforcement personnel, murder and kidnapping. They were also affiliated to a local gang of outlaws.

The sources said soon after the police raiding team reached the suspected hideout, they came under fire. As a result, head constable Noor Wali Shah was killed and constable Jahangir was injured.

The personnel retaliated to the attack and exchanged fire with the terrorists, but the latter managed to escape the area in the dark of the night.

After the encounter, the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. During the search, the police arrested six suspects and recovered weapons from their possession.

The dead and the injured policeman were shifted to the district headquarters hospital, Dera. On Wednesday, the funeral prayer of the martyred constable was offered at the police lines.

Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2019