KARACHI: Police killed two suspected robbers in an alleged encounter on National Highway in Malir early on Monday morning.
Ferozeabad SHO Aurangzeb Khattak said that five robbers were travelling in a Toyota Corolla car when a police patrol signalled them to stop at Nursery on Sharea Faisal. Instead, they opened fire on the police and during an exchange of fire one of the suspects suffered bullet wounds.
He said that the robbers tried to speed away and police chased the vehicle from Nursery to Malir City, where in an ensuing encounter two more suspects got injured. Three suspects were arrested while remaining two managed to escape, he added.