Four robbery suspects were arrested in an injured condition after separate encounters with police of Mustafabad and Khudian police stations.In the first incident, two robbery suspects suffered injuries after an exchange of fire with Mustafabad police near Vehgal village while six of their accomplices allegedly managed to escape. Police said eight bandits snatched a motorcycle, a mobile phone and cash from Muhammad Imran who made a call at emergency 15.

Responding to the call, police reached the spot and chased the suspects. On seeing the police, the robbers opened fire that was retaliated. After a brief exchange of fire, the suspects fled, leaving two of their accomplices in an injured condition. The injured were later identified as Abdul Hameed and Asif. Police claimed to have recovered the snatched motorcycle, illegal weapons and booty from the injured suspects. Police shifted them to district headquarters (DHQ) hospital. They claimed that the outlaws were wanted in over a dozen cases of robberies and bike lifting. In the other incident, Khudian police arrested two robbery suspects following an encounter near the Canal Colony.

Police claimed that three suspects were signaled to stop at a picket near the Khudian Police Station. Seeing the police party, the suspects tried to escape while police chased them. After an exchange of firing, two suspects surrendered while their accomplice managed to escape. Police detained them and started investigations.

Police identified the suspects as Muhammad Akram of Dipalpur and Usman Zaki of Mandi Ahmedabad, saying that they were wanted by Kasur police in several cases of robberies and theft. The suspect who escaped was identified as Khalid Mahmood of Hujra Shah Muqeem. The victim was identified as Qamar Ashraf. Separately, two robbers snatched a motorcycle, cash and cell phone from one Adeel Ali outside a private hospital.

A gang of seven robbers allegedly deprived scores of factory workers of cash and valuables in the limits of Sara-i-Mughal police. The robbers intercepted the bus of a factory on the Head Baloki Road and took away cash, cell phones and other valuables from the workers at gunpoint. Police were looking into the matter.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP