The police arrested two dacoits after an encounter in the area of ‘Barki’ in the jurisdiction of Gujar Khan police station. According to a police spokesman, four dacoits riding on two bikes opened indiscriminate firing on a police party on Monday night and tried to escape from the scene.
The police chased and encircled them at some distance. After encounter police managed to net two injured dacoits namely Rehman and Irfan while later, Irfan succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The dacoits were wanted to police in dacoity, robbery and other cases.—APP