Man wanted for murders killed in encounter

Police say killed suspect had escaped from custody a few hours earlier

DIJKOT:

A man wanted in several cases of robbery and murder was killed in an encounter with the Thikriwala police, while his accomplices escaped.

According to the police, Thikriwala SHO Abid Hussain Jatt and other personnel deployed at a checkpoint signaled three suspicious persons coming on a motorcycle from the 79JB area to stop.

When they saw the police, the suspects opened fire indiscriminately and fled towards the link road.

The police chased the suspects and an exchange of fire continued for half an hour.

When the firing stopped, Shahid alias Hira was found lying near a wheat field, allegedly having been injured by the firing of his accomplices. He died while being shifted to a hospital.

The police took possession of the body and shifted it to the Allied Hospital for post-mortem, while raid were conducted to search for the accomplices the deceased.

The deceased had escaped from the custody of the Dijkot police a few hours earlier. Iqbal Town SP Abid Zafar killed a rickshaw driver with a knife after snatching Rs300 and the vehicle from him during a robbery in Thikriwala.

In addition, he had killed and thrown an 18-month-old child into a sewer. He was also wanted by the police in many other cases of robbery and banditry.

The police registered two cases and started a search for the accomplices of the deceased who had escaped during the encounter.

Woman slain by husband

A man killed his wife by hitting her on the head with a stick over a domestic dispute. The police registered a case.

According to the police, Shama Bibi, wife of Mallah, reported that her daughter Shazia Bibi was married to Azhar Hassan.

When she went to her daughter's house in Thatta Baig to give her Eid clothes, she saw her son-in-law Azhar Hassan pick up a stick and hit her on the head, causing her death in a hospital later.