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RAWALPINDI, Jan 23 (APP):One suspect was wounded and arrested while two others escaped after opening fire on a police team during a late Thursday night raid in the Dhamial Police Station area.
A Rawalpindi Police spokesman said on Friday that the Dhamial Police conducted a raid on information about the presence of suspects when they came under fire. During the exchange, one injured suspect was overpowered, while his two accomplices managed to flee.
The arrested suspect was identified as Zeeshan. The spokesman said weapons were also recovered from his possession.
Senior police officers reached the scene after receiving information about the incident, while a search operation was launched in the area to apprehend the fleeing suspects.
According to the spokesman, the arrested suspect had earlier been held in a case involving the forcible snatching of earrings from a minor girl in the Dhamial area. He had escaped custody Wednesday night during an investigation aimed at recovering evidence and identifying accomplices.
The stolen earrings had already been recovered from the suspect, and further investigation was under way to obtain additional evidence, the spokesman said, adding that the suspect was also involved in many other cases of theft and kidnapping.
The injured suspect was shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Mahmood Hamdani praised the Superintendent of Police, Saddar, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Saddar, and the Dhamial Police team for confronting the armed suspects and arresting a wanted criminal despite the firing.