An unidentified man opens fire on Policemen in Tribal District Bajaur, as a result, an Inspector is martyred.
According to reports, armed persons in a moving vehicle opened fire on Inspector Saeed Gul, who was also traveling in an automobile in the Khar Police Station in Bajaur. He was shot in the chest and killed on the spot.
After the incident, the assailants were capable of making good their escape. After hearing about the incident, the Rescue 1122 service raced to the site, and the victim was transferred to the District Headquarters Hospital in Khar, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
District Police Officer Abdul Samad Khan said that Inspector Saeed Gul was traveling in the front seat of a vehicle when the occupants of another car coming from the opposite direction fired at him. The slain was hit in the chest, causing his death, he added. The DPO said that an investigation had been launched into the incident to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Meanwhile, the funeral prayer for the slain official was held at the police lines in Khar, the district headquarters of Bajaur district. The police and other civil administration officials, local elders, and political workers attended the funeral.
