A notorious extortionist and proclaimed outlaw was killed while a Crime Control Department (CCD) official sustained serious injuries during an exchange of fire in Dera Ghazi Khan, a spokesperson for the CCD Punjab said on Wednesday.
Notorious outlaw killed in DG Khan encounter
LAHORE, Aug 05 (APP): A notorious extortionist and proclaimed outlaw was killed while a Crime Control Department (CCD) official sustained serious injuries during an exchange of fire in Dera Ghazi Khan, a spokesperson for the CCD Punjab said on Wednesday.
According to the spokesperson, the encounter took place during an intelligence-based raid conducted by the CCD on Multan Road to arrest the suspect, identified as Akbar Khosa, who was wanted in cases of extortion and other serious crimes.
The spokesperson said Akbar Khosa and his accomplices opened indiscriminate fire on the CCD team upon seeing the officials, injuring CCD official Shahzad Ahmed Qureshi during the exchange of fire.
During the encounter, Akbar Khosa was killed, while his accomplices managed to flee the scene.
The injured CCD official was shifted to a nearby hospital, where his condition was stated to be out of danger.
The spokesperson said special CCD teams had been formed to trace and arrest the absconding members of the gang, adding that operations against hardened criminals would continue across Punjab to eliminate serious crime.
