Two suspected robbers were killed in an encounter with police in Lahore’s Nawankot area on Friday. Five suspect riding two motorcycles were signalled by cops to stops in the precincts of Sattu Katla police station but they opened indiscriminate firing on the policemen. Two bike-riders were injured during the exchange of fire who breathed their last when they were being shifted to a hospital. Other three suspected escaped from the scene. According to police, the accused also killed a security guard while committing a dacoity at a pharmacy in Nawankot a few days back. DSP Nawankot Rizwan Manzoor Cheema said one of the slain accused was identified as Talha Iqbal by the organized crime unit (OCU) personnel.

Two dacoits killed in Gaggu Mandi Two alleged dacoits were killed during an encounter with police in Gaggu Mandi town of Vehari District on Friday. According to police, both the robbers had criminal record. The police were taking the accused back after more arrests when their companions opened fire on police in Chak No 189 EB in an attempt to get them freed. As a matter of self-defence, the police personnel also retaliated. During the exchange of fire, accused Abdul Qayyum and Muhammad Aslam were killed in the firing of their own comrades. The police shifted the bodies to hospital for post-mortem and launched an operation to trace the other accused.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan