Robber injured in police encounter fled
Crime
Search operation launched to arrest fleeing burglar, accomplices
JAHANIAN (Dunya News) – A robber was injured in shootout with police near National Highways -115-10 RK, here on Saturday.
Police were informed that some robbers snatched a car and cash from a citizen and ran away towards a village.
Having being informed, a police team was formed who set out to chase the fleeing perpetrators.
The police and the outlaws hah an encounter near a village on National Highways.
In the skirmish, a robber was injured, but his accomplices took him with them, leaving the snatched car at crime scene.
The police claimed the robbers were hiding in fields, adding a manhunt was launched for tracking down them.
According to the police, they robbers are history-sheeters and involved in dozens of cases of robberies and kidnapping for ransom.
Further investigation is underway.
