SUKKUR: A notorious criminal wanted by police in dozens of cases was killed while his three accomplices managed to escape after exchange of fire here on Friday.
Spokesman to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said that the criminals sprayed bullets at police during snap checking at National Highway in jurisdiction of Sangi police station Sukkur.
In retaliatory firing, a notorious criminal Mumtaz alias Shakoor wanted by police in more than 42 cases of kidnapping from ransom, robberies, picket lootings and attempt murder was killed while his three accomplices managed to escape. The killed criminal had abducted Naveed alias Nomi, nephew of Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani in 2016 and son of Hemen Dass, Senator from Balochistan who were later released after receiving ransom money of Rs 60,00,000 and Rs 90,00,000 respectively.
The body of killed criminal was shifted to hospital for medico-legal formalities.
