Dacoit killed, cop injured in Tarnol

Islamabad : The Kohsar and Tarnol police stations busted a dacoits’ gang after conducting a successful joint operation resulting in death of a dacoit and bullet injuries to a sub-inspector, the police spokesman said.

He said that a police team of Kohsar Police Station was conducting routine checking at `Daman-e-Koh’ when its personnel intercepted a suspect riding a motorbike. He was identified as Zeeshan alias Shani while a pistol was recovered from him. During investigation, he told that police that he along with his accomplices commit dacoities.

A team was constituted which raided at their hideout in `Dhoke Abbassi’ in Tarnol area. A few persons present in cab opened fire on police team which resulted in bullet injuries to Sub-Inspector Nawaz Thabal and an accomplice of dacoit later identified as Ghulam Sadiq alias Ghulam Khan Ghulama resident of Jalalabad. Both injured were rushed to hospital where the daocit succumbed to his injuries.

After this firing, police team also retaliated and succeeded to arrest two dacoits identified as Imran and Naseer besides recovery of weapons, bike and a vehicle from them. During the preliminary investigation from this Afghan dacoits’s gang, they confessed to commit dacoities in various areas of Sabzi Mandi, Industrial Area (I-9), Shehzad Town, Karachi Company, Bani Gala, Kohsar police stations and Rawalpindi.

They also admitted to be involved in murder, snatching and other crimes of heinous nature. Further investigation is underway from them.