KARACHI: (HRNW) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Javed Akbar Riaz has said that men killed in Karachi shootout were members of an inter-provincial dacoits’ gang and its head was also killed in the police action today.
The men killed in a shootout took place in Karachi’s DHA Phase IV turned out to be the members of a most-wanted Seraiki dacoits’ gang, according to DIG South. He said that the deceased dacoits were involved in various cases of robberies and other crimes.
The dacoits’ gang had carried out robberies in Defence, Clifton and other areas of the metropolis.
Javed Akbar Riaz said that three of the five ‘dacoits’ had been arrested earlier by South Zone police officials and they organised their gang again after being released from the jail. He added that police officials received some reports of their presence 10 days ago.
Riaz said that the local police was informed when the men broke into a house for robbery and later they opened fire on the police team rushed to the crime scene. The five ‘dacoits’ were killed in response by the police team, he added.
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