Rawalpindi-A woman was shot dead and a police officer died after being hit with a speeding train in different areas of district here on Wednesday, informed sources. Police also held a suspected dacoit after an exchange of fire in limits of Police Station Banni, they said.
According to details, a man gunned down his aunt over some domestic dispute in Sapyali Bangial of Gujar Khan. The deceased has been identified as Rizwana Shaheen whose body was moved to THQ Hospital for autopsy. The alleged killer managed to escape from the scene, they said.
An investigator of Gujar Khan Police Station told media that the deceased had contacted second marriage and the nephew of her husband killed her over some domestic dispute. He said police have registered murder case and started investigation.
In yet another incident, an assistant sub inspector of Punjab Police namely Raja Amjad Sultan (40) was crossing railway track when he was hit by a speeding train near Wapda Colony at Mareer.
The police officer died on the spot and Rescue 1122 shifted the body to DHQ Hospital for autopsy, sources said.
In Banni, a police patrolling party came under heavy gunfire apparently by two suspected robbers, according to a police spokesman. He said the police retaliated and shot and injured a suspected robber identified as Ikram Ullah alias Baba who was as moved to hospital for medical treatment. The second suspected robber managed to escape from the scene. SP Rawal Zia Uddin Ahmed and other police officers also visited crime scene, he said. A case has been registered against the suspected robber while further investigation was on.
Meanwhile, CPO Muhammad Ahsan Younas has taken notice of murder of Nazir and ordered SHO PS Kotli Sattian to arrest the killers within seven days, he said adding that police had already registered a murder case against Head Constable Waqas and Punjab Constabulary Constable Haseeb for their alleged involved in the case.