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PESHAWAR, Mar 19 (APP):Unknown miscreants on Wednesday shot and martyred a police officer in Nowshera district.
Police said, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Ilyas Khan was driving a car when unidentified assailants fired multiple shots at him. As a result of the gunfire, the police officer lost control of his vehicle, which veered off the road and fell into a ditch.
The body of the martyred ASI was retrieved from the vehicle and shifted to Qazi Complex Hospital. Following the incident, a search operation was launched in the area.
The martyred police officer was stationed at Nowshera Cantt Police Station.