SWABI, Nov. 12 (Lord Media): Two police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector, were martyred and another was critically injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on a police van during a routine patrol in Swabi on Wednesday night.

According to a report registered at Swabi Police Station, Assistant Sub-Inspector Waleed Khan, in-charge of Mansoori Police Post, was patrolling the Gohati village area with Constables Zulfiqar Khan and Shahid Khan when the attackers targeted their vehicle in Mohallah India Cham.

All three personnel sustained serious injuries in the attack. Waleed Khan, a resident of Topi, and Zulfiqar Khan, a resident of Kalu Khan, succumbed to their injuries at the scene, while Shahid Khan, a resident of Naranji, was critically injured.

The bodies of the martyred personnel and the injured constable were shifted to Bacha Khan Medical Complex in Shah Mansoor, Swabi, for medico-legal formalities and treatment. LORD