2 Robbers Killed, 4 Police Officers Injured in Encounter

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Islamabad: At least two dacoits were killed and two others injured in an alleged police encounter on Monday near Megah Road in Patoki city, Kasur District, Punjab. Four police officers were also injured during the exchange of fire.

The incident occurred when a police team from Phoolnagar City Police Station was ambushed by five associates of detained dacoits while returning from a recovery operation.

In the exchange of gunfire, one detained dacoit, Mushtaq alias Makhi, was killed, while two others, Ahmed Raza and Shakeel, were injured.

The attackers managed to free another detained dacoit and fled, seizing a government rifle. Later, the escaped dacoit, Allah Waris, was killed during another police encounter near Mad Bridge in Kot Radha Kishan. His accomplices, however, managed to escape.

This dacoit gang was involved in a high-profile robbery in Phoolnagar’s Sarafa Bazaar, looting gold, silver, and millions in cash, and injuring police officer Nadeem critically. The police are continuing efforts to apprehend the remaining suspects.