Dacoit killed in ‘encounter’
From Our Correspondent
KASUR: A dacoit was killed in an encounter with villagers and police on Sresar Road, Pattoki.
Police received information that five robbers were robbing the people of cash and valuables by setting up a barricade on the road. In the meantime, some villagers with weapons reached the spot and opened fire on the dacoits. Later, police also reached the spot and took part in the encounter.
After the shootout, a dacoit was found dead while his accomplices escaped. Police recovered a pump action and a motorcycle from the spot. Police, however, claimed that the dacoit was killed by the firing of his accomplices.
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