PESHAWAR: An alleged criminal involved in the killing of a policeman was killed during an encounter on the Ring Road near Pishtakhara, officials said on Monday.
Police said a hand-grenade was also recovered from the killed criminal. The officials said he had opened fire on the police during a raid.
“The most wanted offender Sherazay has been killed in an encounter. He had killed a police driver two months back and was also wanted in other dacoity and murder cases,” Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Peshawar Javed Iqbal told reporters.