Police team escapes attack.

ISLAMABAD -- A police team narrowly escaped a firing incident as it was rounding up beggars on Saturday.

According to the police, a team comprising four personnel, including a policewoman, saw some beggars at PRC Chowk in the area of Margalla police station. When it tried to arrest them, two persons riding a motorcycle without a registration plate intercepted the team.

The motorcyclists asked the police not to arrest the beggars, as a result of which an argument ensued between the two sides. In the course of the argument, one of the motorcycle riders opened fire on the police.

The police personnel escaped unhurt, however, the motorcyclists as well as the beggars managed to escape. A case was registered with the Margalla police station on charges of PPCs 324, 353 and 186, they added.

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