ISLAMABAD: The two alleged robbers who were killed in a shootout in Bahria Town Phase VIII with the capital police on Saturday were among those who had looted the house of a senator in the city in November.

Senior police officers told Dawn that both the robbers were members of the notorious gang of Bilal Sabit. Three policemen were injured in the encounter.

After the shootout, the police found weapons used by robbers. During examination, it transpired that the weapons were also looted from the house of the senator on Nov 20, they added.

The robbers had taken away a9mmpistol, two Kalashnikovs, a 12-bore shotgun along with another weapon manufactured in Hungary and later used them against the police, they said.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2021