An accused namely Amir Shehzad died during a police encounter in Raiwind, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.
Crime Control Department (CCD) sources said that the police encounter took place in the jurisdiction of Raiwind Police Station.
The CCD sources further revealed that accused Amir Shehzad critically injured but later died due to the firing by his colleagues.
The dead accused was wanted by the police in some serious criminal cases.
CCD sources said that police raided a location to apprehend the accused colleagues. After taking notice of the police party, the accused started firing on them.
In retaliation, the CCD team opened fire on them. All the CCD team personnel remained unhurt while all colleagues of the accused escaped from the scene taking advantage of the darkness.
Later, CCD personnel shifted the dead body of Amir Shehzad to a hospital’s mortuary. CCD team constituted a police team to arrest the culprits.
Reporter: Rana Faran Yameen