Four suspects killed in Sheikhupura, Faisalabad 'encounters'

FAISALABAD/SHEIKHUPURA: Four suspects were killed in two separate 'encounters' that took place in Faisalabad and Sheikhupura late Wednesday, police said.

Police sources said the suspects, Qaisar and Fayyaz, who were involved in serious offences including robberies, were being escorted for recovery that their accomplices opened fire on police team near Khanwala area to free them.

The gunfire by their accomplices seriously wounded the two suspects, while one of the attackers was also injured in retaliation by the law enforcers. The attackers, however, managed to flee away.

The wounded suspects were being shifted to hospital, but they succumbed to their injuries on the way.

Meanwhile, two suspected robbers were killed in another alleged encounter in Sheikhupura.

Police claimed armed robbers were busy looting the people on Sargodha Road. They opened fire upon spotting a police vehicle, officials said.

The retaliatory fire by the law enforcers left two suspected robbers dead, while their accomplices fled taking advantage of the dark.

Officials also claimed to have recovered weapons that had belonged to the deceased robbers.

The bodies were shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities.