ISLAMABAD: Two handcuffed suspects were injured during an encounter in the capital, police claimed on Friday.

Over the incident, a case has been registered under sections 324, 353, 186, 427, 224 and 34 of Pakistan Penal Code.

The police claimed that the two suspects were arrested in connection with a robbery they allegedly committed on June 29 in Chora stop near E-12. Two persons armed with pistols intercepted Abdul Ayan and snatched a mobile phone, Rs12,000 cash and a motorcycle. They also looted a mobile phone and Rs8,000 from Hamza.

During interrogations, the two suspects told police that they had kept the looted items in their hideout. In response, a police team took the two handcuffed suspects to the hideout. However, three armed persons intercepted the police vehicle at E-11 and opened firing. As a result, the two suspects sustained bullet injuries. The police resorted to aerial firing in self-defence and the attackers escaped. The police later shifted the injured suspects to hospital for medical assistance.

Published in Dawn, November 7th, 2026