RAHIM YAR KHAN (Dunya News) - Three policemen embraced martyrdom when dozens of robbers of Katcha area of Sadiqabad attacked their checkpost, Dunya News reported here on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Tariq, Imtiaz and Jahangir. The bandits targeted their checkpost where they were deployed to ensure law and order following an operation on Tuesday night in which four suspected robbers killed and as many injured.
After the incident, police contingent reached the crime scene and started investigation after sending the dead bodies to hospital.
It is pertinent to mention that the area police had been remained unaware of the incident for many hours.
Police have intensified patrol in the area and launched a manhunt for the arrest of the killers. It is suspected that the robbers have avenged their accomplices killed in an operation held on Tuesday night.
Punjab IG Dr Usman Anwar took notice of the incident and paid tributes to the martyred policemen and said their sacrifices will not go waste.
We will soon arrest the criminals involved in the killing of cops, adding there will be no comprise on the protection of the citizens, the IG said.