As many as two dacoits were killed by the firing of their colleagues during a police encounter in Sahiwal. The police encounter took place in Saho Morr Chak No 79/L in the jurisdiction of Yousafwala Police Station located in Sahiwal.Crime Control Department (CCD) sources said that a police party led by SHO Waqas Ahmad cordoned off the area after receiving credible information about the presence of four most-wanted dacoits. After taking notice of the police party, the dacoits started firing on the police party.

During heavy exchange of firing two dacoits received serious bullet wounds and died on the spot.The dead dacoits were identified as Aitmad alias Ali Haider son of Nazir Ahmad caste Baloch and resident of 96/L Sahiwal. The accused was involved in 25 criminal cases and was a police record-holder.The second dacoit was identified as Awais Farooq son of Farooq was a resident of Mamukanjan, Faisalabad. The dacoit was son of a notorious dacoit and wanted by police in more than 50 criminal cases.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)