Dacoit killed during dacoity

FAISALABAD: A dacoit was killed and three villagers received injuries during a dacoity incident in the area of Mamonkanjan police. Police spokesman said on Wednesday that Ghulam Abbas of Chak 511-GB along with his friends Saleem and Ejaz was going on a motorcycle when two bandits intercepted them and tried to loot them at gunpoint. The motorcyclists resisted and raised hue and cry over which the villagers of nearby locality came there and tried to overpower the dacoits. During this, the robbers and three villagers received injuries. On information, the area police also reached the spot and shifted injured villagers and dacoits to hospital where one of the outlaw expired. The killed bandit was later identified as Saeed while his accomplice Azhar of Rehmay Shah was under treatment.

14 arrested: The police have arrested 14 suspects during a search operation at Chak 204-RB Canal Road. The police spokesman said here on Wednesday that Madina Town police along with Elite Force, CTD and Special Branch conducted a search operation and arrested 14 suspects, including Ahmad Ali, Muhammad Shakeel, Boota, Jaffar, Ali, Akbar, Amin, Haneef and Abdur Rasheed. The police also recovered illicit weapons from them.