Drug dealers among five suspects killed in encounters with Lahore police
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Five suspects, including drug peddlers, were shot dead during separate police encounters in Lahore, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
The slain accused were later identified as Rafaqat, Shahid Ikram, Zahid, Nadir Afzal, and Kamran.
These five accused were under the custody of Model Town, Township, Iqbal Town, and Saddar police.
Police sources said that all five accused were being taken for recovery. On the way, the accomplices of the accused attacked the CCD teams in a bid to free them from police custody.
All the CCD team personnel were unhurt during these police encounters.
Police said that these accused were involved in some serious criminal cases, including drug-selling.
Reporter: Rana Faran Yameen