A most wanted proclaimed offender and notorious dacoit Zafri was killed in a police encounter on the bank of river Ravi in the area of Kamalia Tehsil, here Tuesday night, while his five accomplices disappeared in forest.
According to Kamalia police, during the last two months, about six encounters took place near the forest, but the gangsters managed to escape.
Police claimed that Zafari along with his accomplices Taqi Shah, Aftab and Khizr was passing along a road near the forest. On seeing the police, they opened fire. During the two-hour exchange of fire, the police entered the forest and recovered the dead body of Zafari. However, his other accomplices managed to escape. The police hoped that they would be arrested soon. The police claimed that five members of the gang had already been killed in encounters while nine had been arrested.
There were 28 dacoity, murder and robbery cases registered against Zafari in Faisalabad, Jhang, Sahiwal, Khanewal and Toba Tek Singh districts.
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