MULTAN: Two dacoits were injured and arrested by police when they tried to escape after snatching cash from a local trader here on Tuesday.
According to police sources, a local trader Muhammad Arshad s/o Muhammad Siddique was returning home after drawing cash from a local bank in premises of Makhdoom Rasheed police station. All of a sudden, two unidentified armed motorcyclists intercepted him near Bukhari Chowk Budhla road and snatched cash Rs 3.4 million from him and fled away.
Receiving the call through emergency helpline 15, a police team led by Station House Officer (SHO) Makhdoom Rasheed police station Muhammad Mumtaz started chasing the dacoits.
In the meanwhile, the criminals opened fire on the police party and the police also retaliated in self defence. As a result of the exchange of firing, the dacoits sustained bullet injuries and arrested by the police. The criminals were identified as Noman s/o Younis and Muhammad Ahsan s/o Yasin.
Looted cash Rs 3.4 million, illegal weapons and a motorcycle has been recovered from the possession of criminals, police sources added.
Police sources said that the arrested criminals were wanted to police in seven different cases of dacoity, robbery, house robbery and other crimes at district Okara, however, further investigation was underway.