Under custody man killed in police ‘encounter’
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An arrested accused was killed in an alleged police encounter in the area of Chak Jhumra police station.
A police spokesman said Jhumra police had arrested an accused Bilal alias Jhall. The police were taking him for recovery of case property, but some assailants opened indiscriminate fire on the police party near Chak 160-RB to get their arrested accomplice released.
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The police also returned fire and during the crossfire the arrested accused received bullet injuries and died on-the-spot.
The assailant managed to escape from the scene. The police shifted the body to mortuary for post-mortem while further investigation for arrest of the escapees was under progress, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2024.