Two dacoits were killed in a police encounter near Imtiaz Market Chakra, an area in the limits of Naseerabad police station in Rawalpindi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

According to police, two accomplices of the killed dacoits managed to escape from the crime scene.

Police said that four alleged dacoits came from Lakhoki side on motorcycles and they started firing on police team when they were signalled to stop at a picket.

However police recovered pistols and cash from the possession of the killed dacoits.

Reporter: Irshad Qureshi