Dacoit killed in Khairpur police encounter

An alleged dacoit was taken down during a police encounter in the limits of A Section police station in Khairpur, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.

According to Khairpur SSP, the dacoits who wanted to commit robbery opened fire at a police party after seeing it on Wari Goth Link Road near Raina Phatak. Police also returned the fire.

As a result of police firing, an alleged robber was killed and his two companions fled the scene.

The SSP said the slain dacoit could not be identified so far. He, however, said that the police continued their search operation to hunt down the fleeing outlaws.

He said that police recovered weapons from the possession of the killed dacoit, adding that his body was shifted to a hospital and efforts were being made to identify the dead.

Reporter Waqar Hussain Mangi