Two killed, six injured in Shangla plaza collapse during anti-encroachment operation

Two individuals were murdered and six others injured after a portion of a plaza fell during an anti-encroachment drive in Shangla area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Eyewitnesses said that during an ongoing operation against encroachments in the Aloch Bazaar, a portion of the plaza collapsed and eight people including children fell into a drain killing two including a kid and injuring six others.

The injured and bodies were transferred to the hospital following the collision, rescue officials said. The incident took place during an anti-encroachment drive by the administration in Aloch Bazaar.

The act has led to a catastrophic scenario in the neighbourhood and there is considerable pain and indignation among the local people.