BANNU: Unidentified armed men abducted seven cops from the Ahmedzai sub-division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Bannu district, Geo News reported Monday citing District Police Officer (DPO) Ziauddin.
According to the DPO, the armed men seized the control of the Rocha checkpost and kidnapped the police personnel.
Ziauddin added that a search operation has been launched to catch the kidnappers after cordoning off the area.
The incident took place after maghrib prayer when a group of armed men took the policemen hostage at a checkpost, DPO Ziauddin said, adding that the cops were shifted to an undisclosed location along with their weapons.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
