One dacoit was killed while another sustained injuries in an encounter with police at 'Domoria' bridge Misri Shah in the wee hours of Sunday. According to police, four dacoits were going after looting some material from railway godown when they were spotted by two constables Haq Nawaz and Mohammad Naeem, who were on patrol duty. On seeing the policemen, the accused opened fire on them who returned the fire. As a result both the accused Pervez and his son Hafiz Lal received bullet injuries.
They were rushed to the Mayo Hospital where Pervez succumbed to his injuries while their two other accomplices managed to escape. The body of Pervez was removed to the city morgue for autopsy. Meanwhile, Railway police said that six cases of dacoity were registered in different police stations against the deceased accused Pervez and his son Hafiz Lal.
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