Two suspected outlaws killed in Gujranwala 'encounters'
“Police officials said that Usman and Imran were arrested while injured during the encounter. Operations have been launched to search for the absconding accused.…”
GGUJRANWALA —Two suspected outlaws were killed and their two accomplices were arrested during a shootout with police here on Monday. The alleged police encounters took place in different areas of Gujranwala. Two wanted suspects were killed and their accomplices were arrested while injured.
Police officials said accused Azam alias Jagga, wanted in 36 cases, was killed in police encounter while his accomplices managed to escape. He was wanted in cases including murder, attempted murder, robbery and drugs. In another incident, Iftikhar alias Bala Bomb was killed in an alleged encounter in the area of Peoples Colony police station.
Police recovered 1580 grams of ice and illegal weapons from the possession of the deceased suspect Iftikhar alias Bala Bomb, while his accomplices escaped. Police officials said that Usman and Imran were arrested while injured during the encounter.
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Operations have been launched to search for the absconding accused.
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