A dacoit was killed allegedly in an encounter with the police in Shahdara area of Lahore on Sunday night, while his two accomplices, taking advantage of darkness, fled from the spot. According to Shahdara Town SHO Amir Shahzad, the police personnel signaled three dacoits on a motorcycle to stop.
“But instead, they started firing at them indiscriminately,” he said, added, “The cops retaliated due to which Faizan Khan alias Heeto, who was wanted in dozens of cases of robberies, was killed.” The SHO said that a stolen motorcycle, bullets and pistols were also recovered from Faizan.
