HYDERABAD:A suspect wanted by the police for street crimes, snatching and other offences was shot dead in an encounter with the cops of Husri police station.
The police spokesman informed on Sunday that an exchange of fire occurred between policemen and 3 suspects who were riding on a motorbike near Gopang watercourse in Husri.
He claimed that the police had singalled the motorbike riders to stop but they tried to escape by opening fire on the cops.The spokesman told that one suspect, identified as Shaan Solangi, sustained a fatal gunshot allegedly fired by his accomplices and died but his associates managed to escape.
According to the spokesman, Solangi was booked in 12 FIRs lodged in different police stations and check posts of Hyderabad since 2018. He added that 6 of those FIRs were registered in 2026 alone and 4 in 2024 while one each in 2022 and 2018.
The dead body was shifted to Liaquat University Hospital for medical legal formalities.