RAWALPINDI: A police constable was shot dead in a land dispute, a senior police officer said Monday.
According to Rawalpindi Saddar SP Ziauddin Ahmed, Constable Sadaqat Ali was killed during a shooting by the opposing party.
The incident that left four others injured occurred within the Jatli police station’s remits.
SP Ahmed said the two sides had been in a dispute for quite some time over a piece of ground.
The deceased policeman’s body was transferred for medico-legal formalities to the hospital.
The official said that they were carrying out raids to apprehend the culprits.