Inquiry Ordered After Two Children Die During Anti-Encroachment Operation In Shangla
Published October 28, 2026 | 02:15 PM
Shangla district administration appointed two officers to investigate the Aluch Bazaar incident, in which a building staircase collapsed into a stream during an operation, killing two people and injuring six others.
PESHAWAR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Oct, 2026) The district administration of Shangla has ordered an inquiry into an accident in Aluch Bazaar, tehsil Puran, during an anti-encroachment operation that left two children dead and six people injured.
Deputy Commissioner Shangla has appointed the Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) and Assistant Commissioner Martung as inquiry officers, directing them to submit their report within 24 hours.
According to the district administration, the incident occurred at around 4:45 pm on October 27. A total of eight people were affected, including two fatalities and six injured.
The report stated that an excavator was being used during the anti-encroachment operation when the stairs of a building alongside the road collapsed into a stream, causing people present at the site to fall.
Assistant Commissioner Tariq Khan and Revenue Department officials were reportedly present at the site when the incident occurred.
One of the deceased children was identified as Abbas, aged between 10 and 12, who was reportedly the only son of his parents and had four sisters.
Taking notice of the incident, the deputy commissioner ordered a formal investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the tragedy and directed the appointed officers to submit their findings within the stipulated timeframe.