According to police sources, the team had launched an operation to apprehend Qaiser alias Faisal, a wanted criminal involved in multiple serious cases, including murder, armed robbery, narcotics, and extortion. As the police team approached the suspect’s hideout, they came under heavy gunfire from the accused and his accomplices.
Constable Muhammad Ali was critically injured in the exchange and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where he is receiving treatment. CPO Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Hamdani has directed that the constable be provided with the best possible medical care.
The main suspect, Qaiser alias Faisal, was killed in the encounter. He was a recorded offender with multiple criminal cases registered against him. Police officials revealed that he had recently fired on law enforcement officers, and was also wanted for making and circulating explicit videos of a woman and two other individuals for the purpose of blackmail and extortion.
Following the incident, senior police officers rushed to the scene, and a combing and search operation was launched in the surrounding areas to apprehend the remaining suspects who managed to flee during the encounter.
CPO Khalid Hamdani, while speaking on the matter, emphasised that those who attack police or harm innocent citizens will face the full force of the law and will not escape justice. He reaffirmed the police department’s commitment to ensuring public safety and eliminating criminal elements from the region.