KARACHI: A policeman was martyred while a suspected robber was killed during a police encounter near the Hub Bypass on Saturday.
According to police sources, early in the morning, Karachi police acting on a tip-off intensified the deployment of its personnel near Hub Bypass.
A senior official said that the police had already marked the area for a surge in criminal activities including robberies and other heinous crimes.
Police officials said during patrolling and consistent surveillance, the police team came to know about the presence of at least three armed bandits in the area.
Meanwhile, the police team signaled a suspected motorbike to stop, however, the criminals opened fire on the police which was also retaliated by police.
During the shootout for some time, a policeman was martyred while a suspect was killed. The policeman’s body was sent to the Jam Ghulam Qadir Hospital for medico-legal formalities.
A search operation is underway in the area to arrest the suspects but so far, no arrests have been made yet.