Key Points:
- The three killed men allegedly belonged to an inter-district gang of dacoits.
- Police say the gang had carried out nearly 28 robberies in the city over six days.
- Three accomplices escaped; police have set up pickets to arrest them.
FAISALABAD: Three alleged dacoits were killed in two alleged encounters in Chak Jhumra and Nishatabad on Sunday night.
According to a Faisalabad police handout, the three men belonged to an inter-district gang of dacoits wanted in dozens of cases of robbery, house robbery, roadblock dacoity and looting.
Police said the gang had carried out nearly 28 robberies in different parts of the city over the past six days.
According to police, the gang had also opened fire on a Dolphin Force team during the night.
The first encounter took place near Saim Bridge, where Chak Jhumra SHO Rizwan Shoukat and his force signalled six suspects to stop.
Police said the suspects opened fire on the police party, forcing the police to return fire in self-defence.
Two of the men were found wounded when the firing stopped. They were taken to hospital but died on the way.
‘Encounter’ on Ring Road: two alleged dacoits killedThe other four men fled from the scene and were stopped near Chak 26 JB by Nishatabad SHO Sajid Mehmood.
The handout said the men opened fire on the police party. Three of them escaped in the return fire, while the fourth was found wounded.
He was taken to hospital but died on the way.
Police have set up pickets to arrest the three accomplices who escaped.
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