LAHORE: Two suspected robbers were killed while two policemen were injured in an counter in the Chuhng police area here on Friday.

A police official said a team of the Chawki Sher Shah was patrolling in the area when it signalled four suspects who were coming on two motorbikes. He said the suspects who were armed with weapons suddenly opened fire on the police personnel.

Resultantly, two policemen suffered multiple bullet wounds, he said adding the other police personnel returned the fire which led to an encounter.

During the exchange of fire, two suspected robbers were killed while the others managed to escape. More police from nearby police stations reached there to raise the pickets to trace the fleeing suspects.

The injured policemen were shifted to a local hospital, the official said, adding the process for the identification of the robbers killed in the encounter was under way.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2023