A police constable was martyred and a dacoit was killed while passerby was also injured in a police encounter in Orangi Town Sector-II Block Market in Karachi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
According to police the unknown suspects were robbing the citizen when the policeman was passing by.
Police said when the police official Abdul Ghaffar tried to save the citizen Ejaz, the accused opened fire as a result policeman martyred and a dacoit was killed in retaliatory firing by policeman.
The bodies of martyred police official and the injured person were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
The dead bandit has been identified as Tajuddin, police
The martyred policeman was the gunman of SSP West.
Reporter: Mubashir Hussain