Two dacoits were gunned down, and three were arrested in an injured condition during two police encounters in Karachi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
The first police encounter took place near the Hill Park area of the megacity.
According to SSP Khalid Mustafa, the shootout took place in Ferozabad Police jurisdiction. The suspected outlaws were identified as Shahzad and Shahyan. Their bodies were shifted to Jinnah Hospital for medicolegal procedure.
Police recovered a snatched car and weapons from the dead suspects. Further investigation was under way.
Police said the suspects had stolen the car from Gulistan-e-Johar, and their accomplice, identified as Saqib was killed in an alleged police encounter on Shaheed-e-Millat Road.
Police have cordoned off the area where the encounter took place and stepped up security to avert any untoward incident.
In another police encounter, three dacoits were arrested in an injured condition near the Khayan-e-Arafat area of Karachi.
Reporter: Salman Saleem