Retired FC official dies in police shootout at Peshawar hotel

A retired Frontier Corps official was killed today during a shootout with the police in a local hotel in Peshawar.

The man, who was killed in mysterious circumstances at Bangash Hotel in Dabgari area, had stayed in one of the hotel rooms last night, SSP Operations Abbas Majeed Marwat said, reports The Express Tribune.

The person had identified himself as Yahya, a resident of Wazirsistan and stayed in room 24 of the hotel, the police officer said.

The next morning when hotel staff knocked at the door, he fired from inside.

The firing prompted the hotel management to call for additional police force, which used tear gas to tackle the suspect. However, the man was found dead in the room when the firing stopped, the senior police official maintained.

The hotel manager said the person was a retired Frontier Corps official, adding his card and other belongings have been seized by the police.

A gun and several bullets were recovered from the possession of the accused while a gunny bag was also removed from the room handed over to the bomb disposal squad for clearance.