Police refute KP CM's claim of 'murder' conspiracy in Wazirabad, say constable was on security duty
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday claimed that his security detail had apprehended a man allegedly sent to kill him. Gujranwala Police, however, refuted the claim, saying the detained man was a constable deployed for the chief minister’s security. The KP chief minister has been visiting Punjab since Monday to mobilise party supporters ahead of the PTI’s nationwide…
On Wednesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi maintained that his security team apprehended an individual believed to be a hired killer, who had been sent to assassinate him. However, Gujranwala Police and Wazirabad City police dismissed Afridi's claim, stating that the detained man was Constable Muqadas Ali, who was on official security duty.
Afridi visited Punjab to rally party supporters ahead of a nationwide protest on September 27. Earlier, he released a video statement accusing hurdles being created during his stay in Sialkot, with power supplies cut off and generators at two residences he visited allegedly "ruined." He later traveled to Wazirabad, where Afridi alleged an assassin had been sent to kill him.
The KP CM's claims were refuted by Gujranwala Police and Wazirabad City police, who stated that Constable Ali was assaulted by Afridi's security team while being rescued by the SHO. The police emphasized that portraying a constable on official duty as a killer was unacceptable.
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