LAHORE: Two suspected robbers were shot dead in a police ‘encounter’ in Raiwind area here on Monday.

The police claimed that the encounter took place when a citizen Zahid called 15 saying that the suspected robbers snatched Rs30,000 from him at gunpoint.

As the police rushed to the spot, the two suspects opened fire on the policemen. During cross firing, both the suspects were killed, according to the police.

The suspects are yet to be identified. The bodies were shifted to the city morgue for autopsy and a case was lodged.

SHOT DEAD: A shopkeeper was allegedly shot dead by robbers in Sattokatla area here on Monday.

Identified as Rizwan Elahi (40), the man was running a milk shop. According to the initial inquiries, two armed men came to his shop and held him hostage at gunpoint. As soon as he offered resistance, one of the suspects opened fire and fled the scene. The injured shopkeeper breathed his last on way to hospital.

The police reached the site, shifted the body to the city morgue for autopsy and launched investigations.

Published in Dawn, March 19th, 2024