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PESHAWAR, Jan 02 (APP):An outlaw was killed in police encounter in Mardan district on Friday.
The accused killed at Sawal Dher area was wanted to police in a murder case of a minor child. Police claimed recovering of weapon also.
According to the spokesperson for Mardan Police, following the horrific killing of the minor child Abdullah in the Sawal Dher area of Mardan, District Police Officer Masood Ahmed took strict notice of the incident and issued instructions for immediate action.
A case had been registered at Jabr Police Station on the complaint of the victim’s father, Murad Ali.
Under the supervision of SP Rural Inam Jan Khan, and led by DSP Katlang Izhar Shah Khan and SHO Jabr Police Station Mudassir Khan, special police teams were formed, which were continuously conducting operations to arrest the suspect.
During the operation, police received confirmed information that the main murder suspect, Junaid son of Diyar Khan, resident of Sawal Dher, was hiding in fields near Jamal Garhi Canal. Acting on this information, an immediate raid was conducted.
Upon seeing the police party, the suspect opened fire to avoid arrest. The police responded with lawful and effective retaliatory action. During the exchange of fire, the suspect was killed. A Kalashnikov rifle was recovered from the suspect’s possession.
The body has been taken into custody and shifted to the hospital, while further legal proceedings are underway.