VEHARI: A suspected robber was killed in an ‘encounter’ with Burewala Saddar police here on Saturday.

Reports said police had arrested suspect Shahbaz, a resident of Shahkot, two days back.

On Saturday morning, a police team along with Shahbaz was on its way to police station by an official vehicle. Near Chak 148-EB, three accomplices of Shahbaz in a bid to get him released attacked the police. After a brief shootout, Shahbaz was killed on the spot.

Police claimed that the suspect was involved in various dacoity and murder cases. Police also recovered weapons used in various incidents in Burewala.

Police spokesman Adnan said police would [hopefully] trace the three accomplices soon who had managed their escape. He said Shahbaz had been active in Burewala for the last one month.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2023