SWAT: Native transport chief Afzal Gujjar was injured whereas his son, nephew and guard had been killed after unidentified assailants opened hearth on his car within the Shakardara space of Matta final evening, police stated on Monday.
Police informed native media that the attackers used heavy weapons throughout the assault that happened on Sunday evening.
Within the ensuing change of fireplace, Gujjar sustained accidents and was shifted to a hospital for remedy. His son, Behram Khan, was among the many three individuals who misplaced their lives within the incident.
Swat District Police Officer Umar Khan informed Daybreak that heavy police contingents surrounded the realm and began a search operation after the assault.
“Three individuals had been arrested whereas the search operation is underway,” he stated, assuring that the police would attain the culprits quickly.
Officers stated an investigation was underway to find out the motive behind the assault and set up the precise circumstances of the incident.
A spokesperson for Swat Police additionally confirmed that legislation enforcement companies had been actively pursuing the assailants and amassing proof from the scene as a part of the continued investigation.
On Monday morning, members of the family and native residents blocked the Matta-Mingora street by putting the our bodies of the victims on the tarmac.
They demanded that police and native authorities arrest the culprits, threatening to take care of the blockade till justice was served.
Gujjar, who was injured in a single leg, alleged that police and legislation enforcement companies did not act, saying that about 40 gunmen outfitted with heavy weapons, together with rocket launchers, attacked him and his household.
“After I was within the hospital, police officers had been with me in Matta Hospital, and I used to be continuously receiving telephone calls that the attackers continued firing till late evening,” he stated.
Gujjar stated the attackers torched his autos earlier than fleeing within the early morning and claimed that regardless of repeatedly informing police officers, they didn’t cease the attackers.
