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| Revenue official, relative shot dead in Gilgit |
| 2011-08-31 |
| [Dawn] Unidentified motorcyclists rubbed out a revenue official and his relative in Gilgit in broad daylight on Monday. The double murder, which occurred near NLI Market at about 4.45pm, shocked the residents and led to closure of markets. Police officials identified the victim as Mr Salim who was posted at assistant commissioner`s office in Gilgit and his relative as Mr Azfar. Police said Mr Salim was struck down in his prime while Azfar was brought to DHQ hospital where he succumbed to injuries as both were hit in the heads by the attackers. Police described the incident as assassination. Police said the culprits had used 30-bore pistols and were more than two who beat feet from the scene. The news spread in the capital town as people started leaving markets fearing outbreak of violence as has happened in past. The local people said the bodies could not be removed from the site for more than 30 minutes whereas the distance of the city cop shoppe from the scene of the crime is hardly five minutes drive. Eyewitnesses said the bodies were removed by the residents. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Police said the culprits had used 30-bore pistols Oddly enough the .38 actualy has a .357 Bore, exactly the same as the .357. I know of No common pistol that has a .30 Caliber bore. There ARE a few Rifles with that bore. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-08-31 20:03 |