RAWALPINDI: The district police today (Monday) claimed to have arrested two suspected dacoits in injured condition after an encounter in Rawalpindi, while two of their accomplices managed to escape.
According to details, Banni police station during snap checking of vehicles intercepted two suspected motorcycles near Sheikh Rashid Pulli, but the suspected dacoits opened fire on the police party.
As a result, in cross-firing, two suspected dacoits received bullet injuries and netted. The police party shifted the injured dacoits to the hospital for medical treatment while two others managed to escape from the scene.
A police spokesperson has informed that the team also recovered weapons, a snatched motorcycle, and other items from their possession. The spokesman said that the suspected dacoits were also arrested before in several cases.
Superintendent Police (SP) Rawal Mazhar Iqbal said the suspected dacoits who managed to escape would also be sent behind the bars. City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Muhammad Ahsan Younas appreciated immediate reaction of police party.
