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ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP):Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police came under heavy fire in the Golra area when accomplices of a notorious drug peddler opened indiscriminate fire on a police raiding team.
An official told APP on Thursday that the Golra police team was taking the arrested drug peddler, Adnan Haider, for the recovery of narcotics and arrest of his associates when the incident occurred.
He said as soon as the police team approached a house where the accomplices were hiding, the suspects opened indiscriminate fire on the raiding team.
He added that Constable Abdul Shakoor was hit in the chest, but remained unharmed due to timely safety measures and his bulletproof jacket.
He said the under-custody drug peddler Adnan Haider, who was on physical remand, was injured by the firing of his own accomplices. Adnan Haider is a record-holder with dozens of narcotics cases registered against him.
Police said raids are underway to arrest the fleeing suspects involved in the attack.