DADU, Jan 16: Police arrested five robbers after an encounter of four hours from Dilo Khokhar village on Link road Sindhi Butra in Radhan area on Monday.

The men were going to commit a crime when caught by police, SSP Dadu, Farooq Ahmed said.

The five men led by Bux Chandio were going to Radhan when the SSP Dadu directed the Radhan police to cordon off the area.

Police recovered two shot guns and three pistols, 200 bullets and cartridges from their possession, he said.