Three dacoits were killed in an encounter with police in nearby village Ferozpur Chishtian on Thursday morning. On a tipoff, the police raided at Ahata Arshad Chishti to nab notorious criminal Gulab Ali alias Gulabi Joya and his accomplices. Seeing the police criminals opened fire at police which was retaliated. As a result three criminals, Gulabi Joya (ring leader), Ameen alias Meeni and Shehzad Wasal alias Shaddi died on spot.