Notorious dacoit killed in encounter with Khairpur police
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A most-wanted dacoit was killed in a police encounter in the limits of Economic Zone police station in Khairpur, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.
After the encounter, police recovered weapons from the possession of the dead robber while two robbers managed to escape from the shootout scene.
The notorious bandit along with his accomplices was an active member of a gang that robbed mobile phone markets in various districts of Sindh including Khairpur.
It should be remembered that the killed bandit was involved in a major robbery two days ago in the mobile phone market of Shahdadpur in district Sanghar.
The killed dacoit along with his accomplices had looted mobile phones and cash worth hundreds of thousands rupees by taking hostages from the shop of Soho Communication of Mohammad Azhar Soho from the mobile phone market of Khairpur 20 days ago.
After the robbery at Soho Communication, the businessmen of Khairpur had also protested for the arrest of the accused.
In this regard SSP Khairpur said the accused was wanted in several serious incidents including murder, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, highway robbery, snatching, police encounters and more than 20 other cases.
The killed dacoit was identified as Shahzadu son of Ghulam Hussain Anar.
Reporter: Waqar Hussain Mangi