HYDERABAD:The Hatri police arrested a suspected outlaw in injured condition after an exchange of fire with 2 suspects near Chang Village road.
The police spokesman informed here on Monday that the police signalled 2 persons riding on a motorbike to stop for snap checking but they tried to escape by opening fire on the police.
He claimed that one of the suspects, identified as Habib Buriro, sustained a gunshot and fell from the motorbike but his accomplice managed to escape.
Buriro was shifted to Liaquat University Hospital for surgery.
The spokesman claimed that the arrested suspect belonged to a gang of robbers. Separately, he informed that the City police and Seri police arrested 5 suspects allegedly involved in the illicit trade of mainpuri and gutka.
He said 3,000 packets of mainpuri and a huge quantity of raw material were recovered by the City police from 3 suspects arrested in a raid.
Likewise, he added, 30 kilograms of raw material and 500 packets were recovered by Seri police from 2 suspects a
rrested in a raid.