GUJAR KHAN: Three alleged proclaimed offenders were killed in an encounter with police on Friday on G.T. Road near Sohawa while they were on the run after snatching a van from Dina town.

Mr Sarfraz Virk ,the district police officer (DPO), Jhelum talking to mediapersons claimed they were wanted in various criminal cases.

The DPO said Shahid Ahmed, a resident of Chak Daria, informed the police early on Friday morning that four armed men snatched Rs7,000, cellphone and a van from him near Dheri Batali.

The DPO said the police picketing at Sohawa toll plaza and Jhelum CIA staff immediately started chasing the alleged outlaws who opened fire on the police, who returned fire, killing three of them while fourth escaped.

The bodies of the alleged robbers were brought to the police station Sohawa for identification by the public and later shifted to DHQ hispital Jhelum for autopsy.

Accordingto DSP Raja Tahir Bashir, two of the killed outlaws were identified as Ehsanul Haq and Mohammad Ehtishaam.

He claimed that the police record confirmed that they were wanted in various murders, armed robberies and extortion cases registered in Gujar Khan, Sohawa, Domeli, Mandra, Dhudial (Chakwal), Dina and other police stations.

Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2014