HYDERABAD: Police shot and wounded three alleged outlaws at different places within the city at dawn on Saturday.

They said a police team shot, wounded and arrested Abdul Sumair Shaikh following an exchange of fire near Bismillah Extension within the area of the B-Section police station, Latifabad.

About the second incident, City police claimed to have arrested Ayaz Shah after he was wounded in an encounter near municipal dispensary off Risala Road.

In the third alleged encounter, Fort police shot, wounded and arres-ted a “narcotics dealer”, Shakirullah Pathan.

Published in Dawn, June 9th, 2024

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