Alleged criminal killed in police encounter
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An alleged criminal was killed in a police encounter late Friday night in the Jand village of Attock.
According to the police, he was wanted in several cases of robbery and street crimes.
The suspect was shot and killed by the firing of his accomplice, said the police, adding that Muhammad Jilani, who was being held on physical remand in connection with a case that was filed against him on February 26, had been taken to conceal plundered property. Upon his return to the police station, the criminal's companions opened fire on a police gathering at a nearby stream, freeing him.
Later, police pursued the suspects, however, following an exchange of fire, the suspect was shot and killed by his accomplices.
The body was shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Jand.
The police revealed that the suspect, a native of the Chauntra area of Rawalpindi, was a hardened criminal wanted in 33 different cases registered against him in various police stations in the districts of the Rawalpindi and Attock.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 19th, 2024.