Alleged robber killed in police encounter

A robber was killed in a police encounter after snatching a motorbike from a citizen here in the limits of Sadar police station. Police said they chased three robbers who had snatched motorcycles on gunpoint from a citizen.

Elite force encircled robbers at an area located in tehsil Alipur. Robbers opened fire on the police team soon after they got intercepted. During retaliatory firing, one of them being identified as Allah Rakha died on the spot. The rest of the two succeeded to escape the scene.

The killed robber was declared the wanted proclaimed offender booked in about 30 criminal cases with different police stations.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 12^th, 2021.