MULTAN – Robbers shot dead two persons and injured two others for putting up resistance, in the
precincts of Alapa police station, here on Tuesday.
According to police, six dacoits stormed into the home of Moin, a resident of Mattital early in the morning and started looting valuables, after making the family hostage at gunpoint. They looted 20-tola gold ornaments and Rs 30,000 from the family.
After hearing hue and cry, the locals gathered outside the home to catch dacoits when outlaws opened
fire and fled the scene.
As a result, Bashir and Zulfiqar died on the spot while Mursaleen and Waziran Bibi sustained bullet injuries.
Alapa Police registered a case and started investigation.
On January 2, a dacoit, who had allegedly raped a married woman, was killed during a police ‘encounter’ at Sujanpur village.
Reportedly, Sital Marri police were taking alleged dacoit Iqbal Chawan to recover weapons when his unidentified accomplices attacked the police party. During the exchange of fire between the police and the attackers, accused Iqbal was killed on the spot.
However, the police claimed that Iqbal was killed by his own accomplices. It is pertinent to mention here that Iqbal was the last accused in the case.
Earlier, Iqbal’s four accomplices, who had raped the wife of Zulfiqar during a dacoity, were killed during an exchange of firing with the police on Saturday.
Housing scheme scam: A local court on Monday granted four-day physical remand of former circle registrar who was arrested by the NAB Multan region on the charges of misuse of powers and illegal allotment of plots in the Government Officials Cooperative House Building Society, Multan.
