PO killed in ‘encounter’

Published June 7, 2005

SAHIWAL, June 6: Farid Town police on Sunday night killed a proclaimed offender in an encounter in Chak 88/6-R. Acting on a tip-off that PO Allah Yar Sanghla was present in the house of his lover Bashiran, the police raided there and encircled the area. Seeing police, the PO opened fire on them which was returned. Later, after an hour long shootout, the PO was killed.

The police also arrested PO’s lover. The killed PO was wanted in some 27 cases of dacoity, robbery and other heinous crime.

A case has been registered.

Meanwhile, the Sahiwal police during a general hold-up on Sunday night arrested eight proclaimed offenders, five court absconders and recovered five stolen motorcycles from them.

The DPO said that the police also arrested three people for keeping illicit arms.

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