LARKANA - Two policemen were martyred and third was injured in an encounter with criminals within the limits of Areeja Phero police station on Tuesday. Thereafter, police retaliated and killed three of them.
A special police team was on its routine patrolling duty when they spotted three armed criminals on a bike each having KK rifles near Zakria Mahesar police picket on bypass. They were asked to stop by the police team, but the gangsters started straight firing in which two constables including police mobile driver Barkat Ali Chachar and Khalid Kango were martyred and their team incharge Abdul Wahid Chandio was injured.
The area people took them to the Emergency Department of the Chandka Medical College Hospital for treatment, where the doctors confirmed the death of two police constables.
In the meantime, a higher police authorities were informed which sent reinforcement to nab the accused but soon an encounter took place between them in which three criminals were killed.
SSP Imran Qureshi reached the spot and inquired about the details. Later, he told media that on receipt of complaints of rise in the criminal activities in the area, special police team reached the area where they spotted the gang and ordered them to stop but they started firing in which two constables were martyred and third was injured whereas police in retaliation gunned down three criminals. Neither any case was registered till filing of this report nor the killed criminals were identified. However, two criminals stated to be belonging to Jacobabad and one other belongs to Junejo community.
