Policeman martyred, another wounded over ticket dispute in Mansehra

Mansehra: A highway policeman was martyred and another was wounded after a suspect opened fire over a dispute on a challan in Mansehra on Monday, police said.

According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police spokesperson, the incident happened at Mansehra’s Bedra Interchange where Motor Mobile Patrolling Officer Aamir was martyred and Constable Naveed was injured when a suspect opened fire after being served a traffic challan.

Mansehra District Police Officer (DPO) Shafiullah Gandapur visited the site soon after the incident. He said that the police had traced the vehicle after gleaning information and had identified the culprits along with obtaining their phone numbers.

The police had erected blockades at all entry and exit points of the district to arrest the runaway suspects, the spokesman added.