Five killed in ‘police encounters’ in three months
Police personnel remain unhurt in these incidents
GUJRANWALA:
Five suspected criminals were killed in different police encounters in the region during the past three months.
In February, a police encounter was reported in the area of Saddar Kamonki police station where CIA received a tip that some robbers were fleeing after a robbery. As soon as police intercepted them near a toll plaza, fire was opened, in which one of the suspected dacoits was shot.
Another alleged police encounter took place near the Nowshera Wirkan police station after Yasir alias Yasiri escaped from custody.