Car lifter killed in encounter

Rawalpindi : An inter-district car lifter was killed in an encounter with the Cantonment police here on Friday night and his accomplice managed to escape from the scene while firing.

According to a police spokesman, the car lifters opened fire on a police party late Friday night in an area in the jurisdiction of Cantonment Police Station. A Suzuki Khyber car stolen from Karachi Company, Islamabad a few days ago was recovered during the operation. In the ensuing exchange of fire, an accused, identified as Asad, who was involved in dozens of car theft cases in the twin cities, Rawalpindi and Islamabad and Attock was shot dead while his accomplice managed to flee leaving behind the stolen car.

A fire of the car lifters hit on the chest of a constable namely Aqeel but, he remained safe due to bulletproof jacket. The spokesman informed that when the police party signalled a car to stop during a snap check, the accused opened fire on the police and tried to escape. When the police chased the car, the accused tried to escape while firing and leaving the car. Senior police officers reached the spot on receiving information about the incident.