Police kill three alleged members of 'Chotu gang' in Muzaffargarh

Alleged gang members were wanted in 16 cases of kidnapping for ransom, attacking and kidnapping of 9 police officials

MULTAN: Police claim to have killed three alleged members of the notorious 'Chotu gang' in Muzaffargarh police on Monday.  

Four police officials including Aslam, Saeed, Asif and Obaidullah were critically injured as gang members fought with police for almost an hour, officials said.

The injured officials were shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital in Muzaffargarh for treatment.

The encounter occurred in Jatoi late on Monday at night when the criminals tried to escape.

“We were following them for last three to four months but they were able to escape. Last night we surrounded them,” SSP Rai Zameerul Haq said while talking to The Express Tribune.

Doctors at the hospital told The Express Tribune that all of four police officials are now out of danger but Saeed is still under observation and will remain for next 48 hours due to his sensitive condition owing to excessive bleeding from his wounds.

The gang members were wanted in 16 cases of kidnapping for ransom, attacking and kidnapping of nine police constables in district Rajanpur and killing one official.

They were also accuse of kidnapped former executive district health officer of Dera Ghazi Khan Mushtaq Rasool for ransom.