NAROWAL: The Sialkot police injured two innocent persons while chasing three robbery suspects on Monday.

According to police, three suspects on a motorcycle held hostage guards and staff and stole Rs3 million, mobile phones and a motorcycle from a petrol pump on Khadim Ali Shah Road before fleeing.

A patrolling squad of Muradpur police signalled three people rid-ing a motorcycle to stop as soon as they were alerted. Instead of obeying the police, they attempted to leave, forcing the officers to open fire. Two of the riders were injured.

The injured were taken to the Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital in Sialkot by the police.

They were identified as Sialkot residents Malik Haider and Nauman Yaqub.

They said they did not stop because they were afraid of the cops.

The patrolling police said they opened fire onthem, taking them as the suspects of the petrol pump robbery.

The Civil Lines police registered an FIR of robbery incident against three unidentified people on the complaint of Irfan Malik, petrol pump manager.

District Police Officer Syed Zeeshan Raza suspended Assistant SubInspector Abdul Qayyum, Head Constable Akbar Baig and Constable Driver Nasir Mehmood for the firing incident and asked Superintendent of Police Ziaullah to look into theincident.

He said that any police officer who neglects their duty will face action as per law.