Two killed, two flee after 'encounter' in Millat Town

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Two suspects were killed and two fled in an alleged encounter with Millat Town police near Sahan Pul early on Thursday
According to the FIR, the four men opened fire when a police party signalled them to stop at a picket near Sahan Pul
Police said two 30-bore pistols, Rs6,000 in cash, a mobile phone and an identity card were recovered from the two men
The FIR records that the phone and the identity card were stolen property from a robbery reported the same day at the same police station
Police record showed the two dead suspects had previous cases numbering more than 50

FAISALABAD: Two suspects were killed in an alleged encounter with Millat Town police early on Thursday.

According to the FIR, a Millat Town police party was manning a picket at Sahan Pul in Ali Town, Faisalabad, when four suspects on two motorcycles without number plates approached from the Bagh Wali Pul side.

Police said the party signalled the men to stop, but they opened fire on the police instead. According to the FIR, a bullet struck the bulletproof jacket of an officer in the party.

Police said the alleged encounter lasted about 20 to 25 minutes before reinforcements from two mobile units reached the spot.

According to the FIR, two suspects were found injured when the firing stopped, hit by bullets fired by their own accomplices. They were taken to hospital, where they died.

Police said two 30-bore pistols, Rs6,000 in cash, a mobile phone and an identity card were recovered from the two men. According to the FIR, 22 spent pistol shells and 14 rifle shells were also found at the spot.

Three alleged dacoits killed in Faisalabad ‘encounter’

According to the FIR, the mobile phone and the identity card were stolen property from a robbery case registered the same day at Millat Town police station. Police record showed the two dead suspects had previous cases numbering more than 50.

A case, FIR 1915/26, has been registered on the complaint of Millat Town SHO Ali Akbar.

It carries sections 302, 324, 353, 186 and 411 of the Pakistan Penal Code and section 13-2(a) of the Punjab Arms Amendment Ordinance 2015. Police are searching for the two suspects who fled.

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