A good number of people lodged a protest rally in the Charbagh tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat on Wednesday to protest against Tuesday’s firing at a school van, which killed a student and injured seven others.
Police took cop Alam Khan into custody after he suddenly opened fire outside the Sangota Public School.
The suspect was presented before a court on Wednesday, where he confessed to the crime. The cop was subsequently sent to jail.
However, residents of Charbagh gathered at Charbagh bazar and sought an immediate inquiry against the “black sheep” in the police.
They chanted anti-police slogans, condemned the “obnoxious act” of the police personnel and demanded that “extremist elements” within the police should be identified.
The protesters said the incident of firing a school van by a police cop was shocking news as nobody could believe that the security personnel, on duty to protect the school children, opened firing on them. They warned that if police officials did not take notice of their demands, district-wide protests would be held.
The Swat District Bar Association also condemned the tragic incident and demanded the transfer of the district police officer.
