At least nine suspects were killed and two police personnel injured during separate encounters with the Crime Control Department (CCD) in different parts of Punjab on Tuesday.
In Lahore, six suspects lost their lives in multiple operations. According to police, a CCD team raided the Sundar area after receiving information about the presence of wanted robbers. The suspects allegedly opened fire on the raiding party, injuring two constables, identified as Taswar and Namdar. Police retaliated, killing two suspects, later identified as Alam Sher and Hashim, who were reportedly wanted in over 60 cases.
In another incident, officials from Iqbal Town CCD said two suspects, Bilal alias Mota and Danish, were being taken for recovery of stolen items when their accomplices attacked the police team. During the exchange of fire, both suspects in custody were reportedly killed by gunfire from their own associates. In a separate encounter in DHA, police claimed that three motorcyclists opened fire when signalled to stop at a checkpoint. Police returned fire, killing two suspects, while a third managed to escape. All bodies were shifted to the morgue for postmortem, and investigations are ongoing.