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ASI killed in shoot-out

RECORDER REPORT

FAISALABAD: An ASI, Mehr Jahangir Haider was shot dead, while driver Shoukat Ali of private pick-up was injured seriously, when a group of dacoits opened fire upon them, near Buchiana Mandi, here last night.

Jahangir Haider and three police constables were patrolling in a private pick-up, when they reached near Buchiana Mandi, a gang of armed dacoits stopped them for looting the pick-up. When dacoits saw police party in pick-up, they opened indiscriminate firing. Resultantly, Jahangir Haider ASI died on the spot, while Shoukat Ali driver sustained injuries and he was rushed to hospital in serious condition.

Meanwhile, the Nimaz-e-Jinaza of Jahangir Haider was offered at Faisalabad Police Line, in which SSP, DIG and other police officials participated.

Later, the dead body was laid to rest in a nearby village Bakuana in the area of Chak Jhumra Police Station, here on Monday evening and large number of people and police officials participated in funeral ceremony.