Rawalpindi Stop-Check Erupts in Gunfire, One Suspect Injured and Arrested as Accomplice Escapes
Police describe the detainee as recently named in an attempted abuse case with a prior narcotics conviction.
Overview
- Police say two men opened fire when a patrol moved to stop them near the Nasirabad Police Station area late Thursday, including near Bhata Chowk on Chakra Road.
- Constable Waseem was struck by a bullet yet remained unharmed due to his bulletproof vest, according to the police account.
- The injured suspect, identified as Sabir Khan, was taken into custody, shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, and found with an unlicensed pistol.
- Investigators reported that Khan appeared to have been hit by his accomplice’s fire, while the accomplice fled and remains at large.
- Senior officers launched a search operation and City Police Officer Syed Khalid Hamdani praised the responding units while warning that attackers would face the law.