Lahore: Police shoot armed robber dead

on Sunday, August 12, 2012


LAHORE: Encounters have gone rampant in Lahore these days and in a latest one police on late Saturday night killed an alleged robber, while two of his sidekicks managed to flee. According to police, they received reports that an armed robbing trio, driving a stolen car, was on the run after sweeping a house clean in Liton Road area. A police party went after them and got them before they could run away to safety, they added.

Finding cops on their tail the panicked robbers started shooting at the them, which forced the lawmen to fire back causing the death of one of the alleged dacoits.

Leaving their dead comrade-in-crimes behind the other two crooks called it a fight and took flight.

The identity of the killed robber has not been ascertained yet.

Investigation has been launched.

(Courtesy by GEO NEWS)

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