Encounter: Suspect shot dead, cop wounded
Police said that some men broke into Mehboob’s house in Canal Bank Society and held the inmates hostage.
LAHORE:
An alleged robber was shot dead by Johar Town police in an encounter in Canal Bank Society on Friday. Police said that some men broke into Mehboob’s house in Canal Bank Society and held the inmates hostage. When informed about the incident, police reached the scene and intercepted the robbers. A shootout ensued in which one of the robbers died on the spot. Policeman Shahid also received injuries during the encounter.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2013.
An alleged robber was shot dead by Johar Town police in an encounter in Canal Bank Society on Friday. Police said that some men broke into Mehboob’s house in Canal Bank Society and held the inmates hostage. When informed about the incident, police reached the scene and intercepted the robbers. A shootout ensued in which one of the robbers died on the spot. Policeman Shahid also received injuries during the encounter.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 19th, 2013.