LARKANA: Naundero Police claimed to have recovered a snatched bike from three criminals, after a brief encounter on Thursday. The encounter injured one snatcher Abdul Rahim alias Nang Shaikh, while the other two fled the scene. According to details, a bike was snatched by three armed men from Munwar Ali in Ghirghal Shah Muhalla on Thursday. Naundero police was immediately informed on which police parties of Garhi Khuda Bux, Naundero and Ketty Mumtaz police stations followed the criminals and soon an encounter took place at Pir Mataro area in which Nang Shaikh was injured, while the two accomplices fled due to darkness. Cops recovered the looted bike, pistol and bullets from the injured snatcher and shifted him earlier to Naundero Hospital but because of lack of emergency facilities there, he was later shifted to Chandka Hospital, Larkana. Police sources said that his two accomplices have been identified and will soon be nabbed. The sources further claimed that Nang Shaikh is a habitual criminal who was recently released from jail. Three FIRs have been registered, two by applicant Munwar Ali Buriro and third by the state. Further investigation is underway. Published in Daily Times, August 11th 2018.