CM orders Khyber DPO’s suspension, inquiry over ‘custodial’ killings
KHYBER: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday directed the police department to suspend the district police officer of Khyber tribal region over the killing of two people in custody in his native area and ordered an inquiry into the incident. The police said two arrested car smugglers were killed when unidentified assailants exchanged fire with them in Jamrud tehsil on Sunday…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has ordered the suspension of Khyber district police officer and initiated an investigation into the death of two detainees in custody. The incident occurred in Jamrud tehsil when unidentified assailants exchanged gunfire with the arrested car smugglers, Eshfaq Ahmad and Hidayat Khan.
The police claim they were under intense fire from multiple directions while protecting the detainees, who were taken to the scene where SHO Riaz Hussain Afridi was killed earlier in a shootout with the smugglers. The demonstrators, organized by Zwan Kukikhel Tanzeem, protested outside the main highway in Jamrud, accusing the police of orchestrating the extrajudicial killings and demanding a transparent judicial inquiry.
The chief minister's office issued a letter under Section 9(2) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act 2017, suspending the DPO Khyber and requesting an inquiry within seven days. The IG of police was also directed to take necessary action and submit a comprehensive inquiry report. The protesters, however, remain steadfast in their sit-in, refusing to believe in government assurances.
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