Robbers kill one, injure another accomplice

Incident happened during an exchange of fire between City police station officers and gang of robbers

HARIPUR:

In another police encounter in the city, one robber was killed and another was injured and arrested, while two others managed to escape.

This happened during an exchange of fire which took place between City police station officers and the gang of robbers. The gang in question was wanted in several incidents.

The name of the dead bandit was Kamran Ali while the name of the injured is Faisal. The body of the accused was shifted to the trauma centre.

As per the details of the case, City Police Station SHO, Ejaz Ali along with other police personnel under the supervision of DSP City, Sadaqat Nisar was present at Monan Road near Phatak blockade.

When the police officers signalled to four persons approaching on two motorcycles, they failed to stop and attempted to escape after opening fire. The police officers went after them.

As the motorcycles were speeding, one of them slipped and the motorcyclists riding it fell to the ground. The other motorcyclists continued firing which injured the fallen motorcyclists. One of the robbers got injured while checking the fallen motorcycle, while the other was killed on the spot.

The injured accused identified himself as Faisal, resident of Rawalpindi, while the name of the dead accused was found to be Kamran, son of Sher Muhammad and resident of Fateh Jhang.

The police seized a pistol with ammunition and a motorcycle from the accused. The dead body of the accused and the injured bandit were shifted to the trauma centre. The police are continuing operations at various places to arrest the accused who had fled.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 4^th, 2024.