HYDERABAD, Sept 24: A police official received gunshot wounds as he put up resistance to two armed robbers riding a bike who deprived him of Rs1.5 million on the Sindh Museum road within the jurisdiction of Qasimabad police station on Monday.

Zafar Ali Janwari was injured and shifted to the Civil Hospital of Hyderabad where he was given first aid.

He was going home after withdrawing Rs1.5 million from an Allied Bank branch located on the Auto Bhan Road. Two armed robbers riding a bike intercepted him and tried to snatch money.

He was fired upon on resistance. He received two bullet wounds and was deprived of cash. Zafar is a clerk in the accounts branch of the SSP office in Hyderabad and resident of Qasimabad.