OKARA: A robbery suspect was arrested after being injured in an encounter with the police near Renala Bypass while his four accomplices managed to escape. As per the first information report (FIR), a police patrol team, headed by Inspector Muhammad Akhtar Khan, was near a private housing scheme on the eastern side of the Renala Bypass when it received information about a group of gunmen robbing motorcyclists and motorists on the national highway. Inspector Khan called 15 helpline for more police force to reach the site.
When the police reached there, the suspects opened fire on the policemen who retaliated and the crossfire continued for about five minutes. Later, the police found an injured suspect beside the road and arrested him. He introduced himself as Tajammal Hussain and identified his fleeing accomplices as Waris, Razzaq, Amir and Shoaib, residents of Chak 25/2-R. A vehicle registered in the name of Abdul Qadir, cash and weapons were recovered from the site. The injured suspect was shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Renala. On the report of Inspector Akhtar Khan, City Renala police registered a case.
(Daily Dawn)
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