Three police officials embraced martyrdom and two dacoits were shot dead during an armed clash in Qambar Shehdadkot late Sunday night.
The police were patrolling in Qambar Shehdadkot where they faced few armed dacoits in the area.
When police warned them to surrender and put down the weapons, the robbers rushed and fled into the nearby farmland and opened fire at the police party and injured three police officials including SHO Abdul Khaliq seriously. The police party opened counter fire at the robbers and shot two of them dead on the spot.
The injured policemen were quickly moved to the Chandka Medical Hospital for medical assistance but they all succumbed to injuries and embraced martyrdom.
