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Two alleged robbers killed in `encounter`
By Our Staff Reporter
2015-05-07
KARACHI: Two suspected robbers were shot dead in an `encounter` on main Sharea Faisal on Wednesday evening, the police said.
Jamshed town SP Akhtar Farooq added that the suspects were looting motorcyclists near Lal Kothi when a police party reached there.
In an ensuing encounter, a policeman was shot at and wounded in the leg while two suspects were gunned down, claimed the officer.
The bodies were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medicolegal formalities.
Meanwhile, a suspected robber was shot dead in Bilal Colony of Korangi late on Tuesday, the Awami Colony police said.
They said three robbers snatched mobile phones and other valuables from people spending time outside their homes amid a power outage.