KHAIRPUR, April 19: The agony of an SHO was doubled when first he was deprived of his official pistol, cell phone and other valuables at the hands of gunmen, and in consequence, suspended by the SSP who asked him to report to Police Lines.

The SHO at Kot Lalu Police Ali Sher Shaikh along with a constable Altaf was going to Kot-Lalu on Kumb-Nawabshah Road on Wednesday evening when deprived of official weapon, mobile phone and other valuables by eight highwaymen near Jalal Ji Chowdagi. SSP Khairpur Irfan Baloch suspended the SHO with directives to report at Police Lines.

Police from different stations went after the robbers by following their footprints on Thursday.