Five suspects, including drug peddlers, were shot dead during separate police encounters in Lahore. The slain accused were later identified as Rafaqat, Shahid Ikram, Zahid, Nadir Afzal, and Kamran. These five accused were under the custody of Model Town, Township, Iqbal Town, and Saddar police. Police sources said that all five accused were being taken for recovery.

On the way, the accomplices of the accused attacked the CCD teams in a bid to free them from police custody. All the CCD team personnel were unhurt during these police encounters.Police said that these accused were involved in some serious criminal cases, including drug-selling.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)