KOHAT: A murder accused brought by the police from jail to the heavily-guarded Kohat courts for hearing into the case was killed in front of the courtroom of the senior civil judge by his rival on Monday.

District police officer Farhan Khan, while taking serious notice of the security lapse on the courts’ premises, suspended five policemen on duty. He also ordered SP operations Zahid Khan to investigate the severe breach of security at the courts, and submit a report.

The police said the undertrial, Daud Jan, a resident of Sadda tehsil of Kurram district, was shot dead by Inamullah, belonging to Peshawar.

However, the police overpowered the killer when he tried to flee, and recovered the pistol used in the crime. He was shifted to the cantonment police station where an FIR was registered against him.

District police’s spokesman Fazal Naeem told Dawn that the deceased had killed a taxi driver after hiring his cab for Kurram district from Peshawar eight months ago. He had also taken away the car.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2023