Shootouts: Four robbers killed in clashes with villagers

Residents of Iqbal Nagar shot dead two robbers who were fleeing after abducting a boy.

BAHAWALPUR: Four suspected robbers were shot dead by villagers during two shootouts late on Monday.

Five unidentified gunmen forced their way into the house of Wazeer Ahmad, a resident of Iqbaln Ngar in Rahim Yar Khan.

They fled after gathering valuables. They also took Wazeer Ahmad’s son along with them. A number of villagers then started chasing them.

Two of the robbers were killed when both sides exchanged gunfire. The remaining robbers fled and left the abducted boy behind.

Police have taken the bodies of the robbers to a hospital for autopsy.

In the second incident, three men Hidayatullah, Khuda Bakhsh and Ibrahim, residents of Badli Sharif, were travelling in a car. They were stopped by six robbers near Akbarabad. The robbers snatched cash and fled away in Hidayatullah’s car.

Hidayatullah informed his family about the robbery over the phone. The family members along with other villagers barricaded the road. When the robbers saw the villagers, they started firing on them. The villagers also returned gunfire. Two robbers died in the firing, while the rest fled and left the car behind.

Police have registered a case on the complaint of Hidayatullah against the robbers. The bodies have also been sent to hospital for post mortem examination.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 17^th, 2014.