JARANWALA: Five, including four robbers, were killed and two others were injured in a police encounter after a robbery attempt here on Wednesday.
Police said that six armed robbers barged into a jewellery shop in the Syedwala Main Bazaar area of Jaranwala and started looting valuables at gunpoint.
Upon resistance, the robbers opened fire, killing one passerby and injuring two others.
As they tried to flee, heavy contingents of police reached the scene and cordoned off the area. An exchange of fire took place between the robbers and police which continued for about five hours.
Four of the robbers, wanted for dozens of cases of murder and other crimes, were killed while two of their accomplices managed to flee.
All casualties were shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities.
