A notorious dacoit wanted in dacoity and murder cases was killed in an encounter by the Nishatabad police last night on Monday.
On a tip off, the police raided the Tubewala outhouse near Chak 26-JB. The accused opened fire after seeing the police, while the police in retaliation also resorted to fire. Dacoit Bashir alias Sohna of Sherakot Lahore was killed while his five accomplices managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
Police shifted the body to mortuary for postmortem and registered a case against the accused.