Summary Further investigation was underway
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Two alleged bandits were killed and their accomplice escaped after an ‘encounter’ with police in Chung area here on Wednesday night, Dunya News reported.
According to police, the robbers opened fire on police at a barricade when they were given a signal to stop for a checking.
When police on suspicion asked three bike riders to stop, they instead opened fire on police, who retaliated against them. As a result of crossfire, two suspected outlaws were injured and breathed their last before being shifted to hospital.
Their accomplice escaped. Police have launched a search operation for the arrest of the fleeing suspect. The dead bodies of the robbers were shifted to hospital for medicolegal procedure. They were wanted by police in many crimes of serious nature.
