Three alleged dacoits killed in Faisalabad 'encounter'

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Three alleged dacoits were killed and two fled in an alleged encounter with D-Type Colony police near Nadar Shah graveyard early on Monday
Police said the five men had robbed a house in Samanabad shortly before the encounter
The dead men were identified as Amjad Ali, Bilal and Azhar Ali alias Chundi; police said they were wanted in different cases
Two stolen motorcycles, cash of Rs73,000, a mobile phone, a gold ring and three pistols were recovered, police said

FAISALABAD: Three alleged dacoits were killed in an alleged encounter with D-Type Colony police early on Monday.

According to police, the five men had robbed a house in Samanabad and were fleeing on two motorcycles when they met a D-Type Colony police picket on Bijli Ghar Road.

Police said the men opened fire on the police party. Constable Atif Adeeb was hit on the chest but saved by his bulletproof jacket.

According to the FIR, the suspects then fled towards Nadar Shah Road. The alleged encounter took place near Nadar Shah graveyard, where the police returned fire in self-defence.

The FIR said two of the men escaped on a motorcycle towards Hassan Nagar in the dark, while the other three were found injured and taken to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead.

According to the FIR, the three men were hit by firing from their own accomplices. The two men who fled have been booked for their murder.

According to police, the dead men were Amjad Ali, Bilal and Azhar Ali alias Chundi. Police said the three were wanted in different cases.

Police said they recovered two stolen motorcycles, cash of Rs73,000, a mobile phone, a gold ring and three pistols from the men.

The case was registered at the D-Type Colony police station as FIR 913/26 under sections 302, 324, 353, 186, 440, 411, 412, 148 and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code and section 13(2)(a) of the Punjab Arms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015.

PDFFIR 913/26, D-Type Colony police station

FIR 913/26, D-Type Colony police station, Faisalabad

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The FIR said the motorcycle recovered from Bilal had been stolen in a Batala Colony case registered on September 27, while the mobile phone found with Azhar was stolen in the Samanabad dacoity.

According to the FIR, the Samanabad dacoity was registered as FIR 902/26 under section 395 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Its complainant identified the three men and the recovered property at the scene.

Police said a search for the two fleeing men was under way.

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