LAHORE: 3 officers including District Police Officer (DPO) Rahim Yar Khan Imran Ahmed were removed from the post following the brutal assault resulted in the martyrdom  of 12 policemen with several other injured in attack on police vehicle by bandits last night.

According to the notification, DPO Imran Ahmed has been removed from the post and Rizwan Umar Gondal has been appointed as DPO in his place.

Additional Superintendent Police Rahim Yar Khan Javed Akhtar was ordered to report to the Central Police Office, the notification said. The notification states that DSP Organized Crime Rahim Yar Khan Kaleem Ahmed has been made OSD.

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Earlier,  At least 12 policemen were martyred, and seven others were injured when bandits in the Kacha area launched a rocket attack on their vehicles in a riverine region of Punjab on Thursday.

The tragic incident took place in the Machka area, within one of Rahim Yar Khan’s riverine zones.

According to police officials, two vans carrying over 20 officers became trapped in rainwater when the bandits attacked them with rockets.

The brutal assault resulted in the martyrdom of nearly a dozen officers, with seven others injured and four reported missing, as stated by the police.