Four suspects arrested in a gang-rape case were killed in police encounter in the area of Nishatabad police station in Faisalabad. According to police, the killed accused Zahid, Naveed, Islam and Qasim were in police custody on remand in the robbery-rape case. The police were taking the four robbers to Achkira village for recovery and meanwhile, accomplices of dacoits attacked the police party near Ghulam Muhammadabad number two. Police said in the shootout, the outlaws killed four of their accomplices and fled the scene. The dead robbers had raped the woman during the robbery one and a half months ago.