FAISALABAD: A police constable and his brother were killed over an old enmity, in the limits of Nishatabad police station on Wednesday. Police said that Constable Ali Hasan and his brother Abdul Rehman were on their way when their rivals Rizwan alias Jani, resident of Chak No.7-JB along with his two accomplices allegedly intercepted them near Chungi Stop on Daewoo Road and opened indiscriminate fire. Both the brothers received critical bullet wounds and died on the spot. Later, the culprits fled the scene.
On information, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dr Muhammad Abid took serious notice and directed the City Police Officer (CPO) Kamran Adil to submit a report in this regard. The CPO along with his team rushed to the spot and directed the DSP Nishatabad and SHO Nishatabad to ensure the arrest of culprits as early as possible. The police shifted the bodies to mortuary for postmortem. Special teams were constituted to arrest the suspects.