Armed men in Defence area of the city on Saturday escaped after snatching weapon from a traffic police official Ghazanfar.
According to police sources, the traffic warden possessing a 9mm pistol was on his duty in the area when some unidentified armed men snatched his pistol at gun point and fled from the scene. Senior officials took notice of the incident and suspended him.
Traffic police officials were provided with weapons after increasing target killing episodes in the metropolis.
