LARKANA:An ASI was killed and his son injured in an armed attack within the limits of Waleed police station, here on Wednesday.

Police said ASI Ghulam Akbar Sianch was going somewhere on a bike with his son Riaz Hussain Sianch when unknown armed men opened fire on them, leaving both injured in the pool of blood in the city.

On information, police rushed to the scene and brought the injured to the Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Larkana for treatment, where ASI succumbed to his injuries.

After the postmortem examination, the body was handed over to the heirs. Both were the residents of Ratodero town in district Larkana. A mourning atmosphere prevailed in the victims’ house. The police have started a further probe into the incident. No arrest could be reported till filing this report.