Police claimed to have shot dead three suspects in an encounter in Ittehad Town area of the city on Monday.
The police said the suspects opened fire on a police mobile and were killed when the law enforcers retaliated while three of their accomplices managed to flee. According to police, two motorcycles, two hand grenades and three pistols were recovered from the possession of the suspects. A senior police official said the suspects were affiliated with a Lyari gang.