By U.Zee
ISLAMABAD: A member of the dacoit gang, who was trying to loot a citizen, sustained bullet injuries in police firing at G-11 Markaz, here on Monday. A cop also got injured by the firing of robbers. Both were rushed to hospital for medical treatment.
Capital Cops’ Chief Muhammad Ahsan Younas along with DIG Operations Malik Awais Ahmad, SSP Operations Muhammad Faisal Kamran and SSP Investigation Syed Ali Akbar visited hospital to enquire about health of injured cop identified as Khawar Hussain. According to him, a citizen stepped down from a bus at G-11 Markaz when a gang of three armed dacoits riding on a motorcycle intercepted him on gunpoint. The daocits were trying to deprive the citizen, who came from Talagang, when cops of Eagle Squad of Islamabad police responded. Seeing police party, he said, the dacoits started firing and injured a cop namely Khawar Hussain. Police reteliated and shot and injured a dacoit also.
However, the other two dacoits managed to escape from the scene while taking advantage of darkness. “The bike in use of dacoits caught fire on the scene and reduced into ashes,” he said adding that police had indentified the fleeing dacoits who would arrested soon. A case has been registered against the dacoits while further investigation was on. Meanwhile, IG Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas along with senior officers paid a visit to hospital where he seen the injured cop. He hailed the bravery of the cop and announced cash prizes for the eagle Squad for saving citizen from being mugged by the dacoits.
“Our brave and daring cops have saved a citizen from dacoits without any fear,” said Muhammad Ahsan Younas, the capital police chief. He said Islamabad police are fully prepared to secure lives and property of public by combating with criminals.
