CCD claims killing two in encounter

DIJKOT:

Two alleged robbers were killed in an exchange of fire of their accomplices with Crime Control Department (CCD) personnel near Malkhanwala Morr on Satiana Road on Tuesday, while three suspects escaped.

According to police, CCD teams led by Lyallpur Town in-charge Sadiq Cheema and Iqbal Town in-charge Ali Ikram Goraya raided a location near Malkhanwala Morr to arrest wanted suspects. The police claimed that five suspects opened indiscriminate fire on the teams, triggering a shootout that continued for around 30 minutes.

During the encounter, suspects Hasnain and Nokhaiz suffered gunshot wounds allegedly from their accomplices' firing, according to the police.

They were shifted to a hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.

Their three accomplices escaped because of darkness.