A policeman was murdered today by an unidentified person in the main market of the town in a broad daylight, police said.
Head constable Illiyasuddin Khan (45), posted in the Police Lines, was attacked when he was purchasing some eatables.
The attacker hit him with a sharp-edged weapon from behind. Doctors declared him dead on admission.
The unidentified attacker fled from the spot, police said, adding that the cause behind the incident was not yet known.
