Sub-inspector martyred, 2 dacoits killed, two cops injured in different encounters in Sindh

In different incidents, a sub-inspector was martyred, two cops were injured and two dacoits were killed in Sindh, 24News HD TV Channel reported on Sunday.

Sub-inspector martyred in Thul in encounter

A sub-inspector (SI) was martyred in an encounter with dacoits in the limits of C-section police station in Thul town of Jacobabad district in Sindh.

The exchange of fire between the police and dacoits was continuing till last reports came in, spreading terror in the area and forcing the residents to confine themselves to their homes.

More police contingents were called in to tame the dacoits.

The body of SI Rasul Bux Brohi was shifted to hospital.

Two cops injured in Shikarpur

Two police personnel were injured after some unidentified persons fired at their van.

The police said that retaliation by the cops forced the assailants to flee, while a heavy police contingent was sent to arrest them.

The injured cops Shamsuddin Lehr and Muhammad Tahir were shifted to Civil Hospital, Shikarpur.

Captive released in police operation in Shikarpur

Also in Shikarpur, an encounter took place between the police and dacoits after the former conducted a targeted operation in katcha area near Khanpur for the release of some captives.

SSP Shikarpur said that the encounter led to the release of Abdul Nabi alias Abdullah, a truck driver, who had been taken hostages by dacoits a few days ago.

Two dacoits killed in Kandiaro

In Kandiaro, Sindh, another dacoit, who had been injured in a police encounter on Link Road, passed away.

Both dacoits had been shifted to a hospital in Nawabshah.

Reporters: Abdul Jabbar Abro, Imtiaz Solangi and Haider Khanzada