Firing injures two traffic wardens

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Four persons including two traffic wardens were injured in firing by unidentified men on Saturday morning.

Police said that the traffic wardens in front of the Chehleek Police Station near Kachehri Road had stopped two motorbike riders Nasir and Shakil on violation of traffic rules, when during the issuance of challan some identified men coming from behind fired shots injuring Nasir and Shakil including Senior Inspector Warden Hamid Ali and traffic warden Wasimul Huque, while the gunmen managed to escape from the scene. All the four injured persons were rushed to the Nishtar Hospital.

Chehleek Police Station said that Nasir and Shakil were on the way back from Kachehri after appearance in the court case and it was likely that their opponents have opened fire, however further investigation was in progress.