SAHIWAL: The Fateh Sher police claim to have killed a gunman in an encounter near village 51/5-R late on Thursday.
The police said two accomplices of the deceased fled in the dark.
The three robbers snatched the motorcycle of a citizen at Bhutto Nagar and fled to Lower Bari Doab Canal. The police on being alerted chased them and near village 51/5-R, both sides exchanged fire. The encounter left Muhammad Yaar killed.
The police claimed the deceased was involved in many cases.
The body was shifted to the DHQ Hospital.
Published in Dawn, March 13th, 2021
