{"id":31824,"date":"2023-12-05T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/death-toll-in-chilas-bus-firing-rises-to-10-as-jit-constituted\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:10:09","slug":"death-toll-in-chilas-bus-firing-rises-to-10-as-jit-constituted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/death-toll-in-chilas-bus-firing-rises-to-10-as-jit-constituted\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll in Chilas Bus firing rises to 10 as JIT constituted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GILGIT: Another man, who sustained bullet injuries in a \u201cterrorist\u201d attack on a passenger bus in Gilgit-Baltistan\u2019s Chilas, succumbed to injuries on Tuesday, raising the death toll in the incident to 10, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At least 10 people, including two soldiers, lost their lives, and 21 passengers received injuries when unknown attackers opened fire at the Rawalpindi-bound bus from nearby hills in Chilas, causing the vehicle to collide with a goods truck.<\/p>\n

GB Minister Interior Shams Lone said the driver of the bus panicked following the shooting and stepped up the speed of his vehicle which led to its collision with the truck.<\/p>\n

In a statement today, the police said the man \u2013 identified as truck conductor \u2013 was undergoing treatment in Abbottabad complex, but did not survive. The truck conductor\u2019s death raised the toll to 10.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the police said two, including a woman, out of 25 injured citizens are in serious condition. The injured woman was shifted to Gilgit Hospital in critical condition, they added.<\/p>\n

Read More: FIR of Chilas bus firing incident lodged<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a joint investigation team (JIT) has been constituted to probe the \u201cterrorist\u201d attack on a passenger bus in Gilgit-Baltistan\u2019s Chilas. The committee will be headed by Superintendent of Police (SP) Sher Khan.<\/p>\n

The police and security forces have detained around one and a half dozen suspects \u2013 which are being interrogated by the investigation team.<\/p>\n

A day earlier, the police lodged First Information Report (FIR) of the firing at a passenger bus in Chilas town in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).<\/p>\n

Local police confirmed the development and said that an FIR was lodged under different sections including terrorism into the Chilas bus firing incident.<\/p>\n

The GB chief minister announced Rs1 million compensation for the martyrs in the bus firing incident, Rs500,000 for seriously wounded people and Rs300,000 for those who sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n