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SHIKARPUR, Jan 25: A seven-year-old girl was killed in an exchange of fire between bandits and police in the Sher Khan Brohi village here on Saturday.
After receiving information that eight persons who were kidnapped in Dakhan and Madeji some weeks back were kept at a hideout in a jungle near the village, a heavy contingent of police raided the hideout.
In the exchange of fire, the girl, Razia, was killed.
The bandits escaped along with the kidnap victims.
The police set the hideout on fire and apprehended six suspects. They also seized two motor cars (ABG-989 and R-2539).
According to the police, about 25 outlaws, including Bagoo Jatoi, Sheroo Jatoi, Shamoo Jatoi, Nazir Jatoi, Ghulam Hussain Shar, Anwar Shar, Mohammad Chhuttal Korai, Shahnawaz alias Jhandi Brohi, Sharif Brohi, Bhooral Brohi, Koral Brohi, Allah Dino Brohi, Anwar Brohi and Raheemo Brohi, were at the hideout when it was raided.
TRUCK OWNERS: The truck owners have expressed their annoyance over the attitude of the traffic police with the truck drivers.
Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, the president of the All-Pakistan Goods Transport Truck Owners Association, Malik Khwaja Mohammad, accused the traffic police of extorting money from truck drivers instead of performing their duties. He said that the traffic police stooped to misbehaviour when they were denied money by truck drivers.
