Sukkur Police arrest wanted criminal after encounter

SUKKUR: The Sukkur Police have arrested a most-wanted criminal in an injured condition after an alleged encounter.

SSP Sukkur Irfan Ali Sammo claimed that in the limits of PS Saeedabad, the police, on a tip-off, arrested a most-wanted criminal while he was snatching valuable items from commuters and passers-by. He said when the police reached the spot, the criminals resorted to firing, which was retaliated accordingly, saying after an hour long police encounter, the alleged criminals left one of their injured companion. He said the arrested criminal was identified as Qadan alias Qado Kharous, who was wanted in different cases of snatching, robberies, police encounters and others, while a pistol and ammunition were also recovered from his possession.