HANGU, Dec 08 : A police man killed and a teacher received injuries when police backed by local lashkar Wednesday secured release of eight kidnapped teachers.
Eight teachers of a government-run high school were going to school when unidentified militants abducted them at Darband area of Hangu.
On the report, police and local lashkar chased the kidnapers, which lead to a clash leaving one policeman killed and a teacher injured, while all the abducted teachers were released.
"We successfully secured release of all the abductees," a local police official said.
Police identified the policeman killed in the encounter as Manzoor.
Meanwhile, police and Frontier Constabulary jointly conducted a search operation across the district and arrested 35 suspected persons.
Eight teachers of a government-run high school were going to school when unidentified militants abducted them at Darband area of Hangu.
On the report, police and local lashkar chased the kidnapers, which lead to a clash leaving one policeman killed and a teacher injured, while all the abducted teachers were released.
"We successfully secured release of all the abductees," a local police official said.
Police identified the policeman killed in the encounter as Manzoor.
Meanwhile, police and Frontier Constabulary jointly conducted a search operation across the district and arrested 35 suspected persons.
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