GUJRANWALA, June 14: Dacoits looted two houses and injured five people, including a woman, here on Tuesday. One of the robbers was also caught after being injured in a shootout with the residents. Reports said four armed men entered the house of Sanaullah in Klasski village, Ahmadnagar, and held hostage the inmates at gunpoint. They collected Rs100,000 in cash, 20-tola gold ornaments, a mobile phone, a TV set and valuables. They injured Sana’s two sons, Abid and Bashir, on resistance and escaped.

As many dacoits stormed into the house of Mushtaq in Nawan Pind, Aroop, and started collecting valuables. They injured Noor Fatima and her two sons, Shahzad and Majid, when they raised an alarm.

They also opened fire on the area’s people when they reached the spot. However, in the shootout with the residents, one of the outlaws later identified as Arshad of Pirmaki, Lahore, was also injured and caught by the people. He was later handed over to police.