Constable embraces martyrdom during raid at drug peddler's mansion.

Byline: Israr Ahmad

Rawalpindi -- A notorious drug peddler was shot dead in Sandal Village of Gujar Khan by police on Monday evening in an encounter when he martyred a cop of Muhafiz Squad which raided the mansion of the drug peddler in a forest to recover narcotics, informed sources.

The drug peddler was identified as Muhammad Musharraf, resident of Hassal Village, Jatli and wanted by police in a series of cases, they said.

The name of martyred cop was Navid Asghar, a Constable, sources said. Bodies of duo were moved to hospital for autopsy.

According to details, a Muhafiz Squad comprising of four cops including Navid, on a tip-off, carried out a raid at mansion of drug peddler Musharraf located in the forest of Sandal Village. Seeing police party, the drug peddler opened indiscriminate firing on cops. Navid embraced martyrdom after a bullet hit his eye, they said adding that...

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