A Station Housing Officer (SHO) of Shahpur Police Station identified as Shakeel Khan has been martyred by unidentified assailants in Chamkani area of Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (KP).
According to the police, the slain police officer was on his way to Shahpur in his vehicle when unknown assailants opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
Following the incident, Peshawar Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) stated that the SHO was alone in his car and was on his way home from the police station when his car was chased down by the attackers.
He further said the attackers were traveling in a white car carrying weapons and other ammunition.
Local police said the police were recovering the dead body and shifting it to the morgue without an autopsy.
While the police said they have started a probe into the incident, sources privy to the matter claimed the slain officer was an “upright” policeman and he was killed in a premeditated plot by elements within the police circles.
Their claims, however, could not be verified independently.